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 Pentland (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 Pentland. 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 and doctors 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.
Pentland is located in York 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 York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Pentland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pentland:
- York County (The home county of Pentland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Brodbecks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Strickhousers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Blackrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Hanover Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Bandanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Glen Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- East Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Whitehall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Newchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Kingsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Lisburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Hunters Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Allenview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Boiling Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Lower Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Shiremanstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Barnitz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Highspire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Marietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Central Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Letort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Florin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Ironville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Baltimore City (MD)
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Eklo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Freeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Maryland Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Parkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Stablersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Trump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Lineboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Frizzellburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Westminster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Sams Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Emmitsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Oak Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- New Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Libertytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Creagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Woodsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Shawsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Hess
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coopstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Putnam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Upper Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howard County (MD)
- Marriottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pentland, see our County-by-County Page for Pentland.
Cemeteries Near Pentland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pentland.
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 Pentland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pentland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Porters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dubs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Rock Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- York Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Road Cemetery
- The York Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bairs Meeting House Cemetery
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lazarus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mumma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alesia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zimmermans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of New Freedom.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Steltz Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #489292 <2>
- Seitz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pentland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pentland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pentland, with the one closest to Pentland listed first.
- Marburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marburg
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Hokes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hokes is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Neiman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neiman is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiman
- Porters Sideling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porters Sideling is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Sideling
- Blackrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Strickhousers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Iron Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jacobs Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
- Bandanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Lineboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pentland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pentland.
Newspapers Published in Pentland ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pentland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pentland, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pentland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pentland:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pentland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Pentland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |