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 The Pines (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 The Pines. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
The Pines is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near The Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Pines:
- Adams County (The home county of The Pines)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Newchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Brush Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Hunterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- New Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Table Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Abbottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Goldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Hunters Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Boiling Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Huntsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Allenview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Lisburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lees Cross Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Highspire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Edgemont
(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
- Penbrook
(30 miles [48.3 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
- 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 The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Beartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Blue Ridge Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mont Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- West Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Nunnery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- La Bott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Parkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Spring Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Davidsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Harmony Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Mount Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Roler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Thomasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bandanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Eklo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Boring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Harney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Lineboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Keysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Bruceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Frizzellburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sabillasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Thurmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Oak Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Sams Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Catoctin Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(23 miles [37 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- 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
- Leitersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Pines, see our County-by-County Page for The Pines.
Cemeteries Near The Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Pines.
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 The Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bucher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Berlin Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blacks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 The Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Pines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
- Newchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Hunterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Guldens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guldens
- Brush Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- New Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Berlin Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
- Heidlersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Irishtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Table Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Centennial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Abbottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Pines.
Newspapers Published in The Pines ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Pines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Pines, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Pines.
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 helpful 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 The Pines:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Baltimore 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 The Pines, 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 from Point A (ie- The Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |