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 Pequea (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 Pequea. 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.
Pequea is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Pequea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pequea:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Pequea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Colemanville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Conestoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Highville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Truce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Letort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Slackwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Buck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Herrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
- Berks County
- Adamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Glen Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Atglen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barnsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lenover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Chrome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Parkesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Compass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Bachmanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Burd Coleman Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Quentin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Schaefferstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Goram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Kyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- New Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Muddy Creek Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Craley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Castle Fin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Susquehanna Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Bittersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Maryland Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Parkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Eklo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- White Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rowlandsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rising Sun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rock Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Street
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Federal Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Scarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Poole
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Chestnut Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Kalmia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Conowingo Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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 Pequea, see our County-by-County Page for Pequea.
Cemeteries Near Pequea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pequea.
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 Pequea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pequea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conestoga UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Conestoga.
- The Conestoga UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conestoga Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264305 <2>
- Highville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drumore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Central Manor.
- The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard has also been known as:
- John Mann Cemetery
- Rohrer Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328116 <2>
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conestoga Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44619 <2>
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pequea had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pequea, with the one closest to Pequea listed first.
- Colemanville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Goram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Safe Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
- Mount Nebo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conestoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Sunnyburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyburn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
- Rawlinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rawlinsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinsville
- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Highville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Letort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Truce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pequea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pequea.
Newspapers Published in Pequea ...
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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pequea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pequea, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pequea.
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 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 Pequea:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pequea) 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 Pequea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |