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 Plum Run (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 Plum Run. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Plum Run is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Plum Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plum Run:
- Fulton County (The home county of Plum Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Covalt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Websters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Sipes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Emmaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- McConnellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Harrisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Knobsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Robinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Purcell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Breezewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Ott Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Rainsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Coaldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Beans Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Claylick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mercersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Welsh Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Fort Loudon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Williamson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Milnor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Cowans Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Saint Thomas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Maddensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Robertsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Broad Top City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Dudley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Joller ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Three Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Little Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Flintstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oldtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pearre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Wilson - Conococheague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maugansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Halfway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Scrabble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Darkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Gerrardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Okonoko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Good
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Cherry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Stotlers Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Doe Gully
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hansrote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plum Run, see our County-by-County Page for Plum Run.
Cemeteries Near Plum Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum Run.
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 Plum Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plum Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Hancock (MD).
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <3>
- Mahnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Park Head Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Corners Cemetery
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 Plum Run had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plum Run, with the one closest to Plum Run listed first.
- Dickeys Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Warfordsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Covalt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sylvan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Dott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Big Cove Tannery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Websters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Buck Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sipes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Sir Johns Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Ridersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plum Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plum Run.
Newspapers Published in Plum Run ...
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 Plum Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plum Run, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plum Run.
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 Plum Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plum Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Plum Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |