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 Pine Grove Furnace (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 Pine Grove Furnace. 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.
Name Variations for Pine Grove Furnace ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Grove Furnace: Pine Grv. Furnace
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Grove Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Grove Furnace:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Pine Grove Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Huntsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
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- Montsera
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Hunters Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Barnitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mount Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lees Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Craighead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Bears Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shippensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Bendersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Arendtsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Biglerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
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- Heidlersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Table Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Trust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Highspire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Paxtang
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Dauphin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Progress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pinola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- West Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Green Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Orrstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Mont Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Perulack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- East Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Alinda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Falling Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Bixler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cisna Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- New Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Kistler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mecks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Blain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Wellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Harmony Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
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- Rossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Davidsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Andersontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- La Bott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
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- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Harney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Keysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thurmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Smithsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Grove Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Grove Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Pine Grove Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove Furnace.
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 Pine Grove Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Grove Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blacks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Newville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pine Grove Furnace had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove Furnace, with the one closest to Pine Grove Furnace listed first.
- Bendersville Station - Aspers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bendersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Brysonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brysonia is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brysonia
- Dickinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Floradale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Aspers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longsdorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Montsera
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Hays Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Uriah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Uriah is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
- Hunters Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Grove Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Pine Grove Furnace ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove Furnace, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove Furnace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pine Grove Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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 Pine Grove Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pine Grove Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |