Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pennwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pennwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pennwood is located in Dauphin County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Pennwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pennwood:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Pennwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Marene Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Colonial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Bloomburg Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Springford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Paxtonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Linglestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Lawnton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Rutherford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Penbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Edgemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Lake Meade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Latimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- East Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- York Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Idaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Abbottstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gardners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Meckville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wintersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Lemoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wormleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Enola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Shiremanstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lisburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knousetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Thompsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Rheems
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mastersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Florin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Maytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Joy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Campbelltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Syner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Lawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Annville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colebrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Cleona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Green Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rose Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Mecks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Suedberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Orwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Klingerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Irving
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Rough and Ready
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Keffers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Marstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hoffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Aline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Port Trevorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shadle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Dundore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Pallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Marsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Valley Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Goldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Nauvoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Lewisberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Andersontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Erney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Siddonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pennwood, see our County-by-County Page for Pennwood.
Cemeteries Near Pennwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pennwood.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pennwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pennwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang Cemetery
- The Paxtang Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxtang Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45738 <2>
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Koons Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Pennwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pennwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pennwood, with the one closest to Pennwood listed first.
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Penbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Rutherford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Linglestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Oberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hummelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manadahill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Lucknow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- West Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Highspire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pennwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pennwood.
Newspapers Published in Pennwood ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pennwood, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pennwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pennwood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pennwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |