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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 Quentin (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 Quentin. 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.

Quentin is located in Lebanon County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.

Below are the counties that are near Quentin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quentin:

  • Lebanon County     (The home county of Quentin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.
    • Cornwall
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
    • Burd Coleman Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burd Coleman Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
      • Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
    • Miners Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
      • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
    • Mount Gretna Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
      • Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Mount Gretna
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna
      • Mount Gretna is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gretna <2>
    • Timber Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
      • Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
    • Fontana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fontana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fontana
      • From Quentin to Fontana
    • Cornwall Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
    • West Lebanon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cleona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Berks County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cambridge
      • From Quentin to Cambridge
    • Honey Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Brook
      • Honey Brook is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Brook <2>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.
    • New Cumberland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
      • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <2>
    • Lemoyne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
      • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <2>
    • Lower Allen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Wormleysburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
      • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <2>
    • Camp Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • West Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Enola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lisburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Westwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Shiremanstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Sporting Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Allenview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.
    • Bachmanville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hershey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grantville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shellsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Deposit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hummelstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
      • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <2>
    • Clifton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From Quentin to Clifton
    • Manadahill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manadahill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
      • Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manadahill
      • From Quentin to Manadahill
    • Skyline View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
      • Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
    • Middletown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Royalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rutherford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutherford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutherford
      • From Quentin to Rutherford
    • Springford Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
      • Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Lancaster County
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Quentin to Newtown
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
    • Perdix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cove
      • From Quentin to Cove
    • New Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Schuylkill County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Goldsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goldsboro
      • From Quentin to Goldsboro
    • York Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Haven
      • York Haven is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Haven <2>
    • East Prospect
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
      • East Prospect is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Mount Wolf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
      • Mount Wolf is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <2>
    • Starview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsh Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marsh Run
      • From Quentin to Marsh Run
    • Redland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
      • Redland Village is located in York County
    • Hallam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
      • Hallam is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
    • Manchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Strinestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in York County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quentin, see our County-by-County Page for Quentin.

Cemeteries Near Quentin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quentin.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quentin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Quentin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quentin.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Quentin, with the one closest to Quentin listed first.

  • Cornwall
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
  • North Cornwall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cornwall
    • North Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Miners Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
    • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
  • Rexmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexmont
    • Rexmont is located in Lebanon County
  • Mount Gretna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna
    • Mount Gretna is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gretna <2>
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mount Hope
    • From Quentin to Mount Hope
  • Fontana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fontana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Fontana is located in Lebanon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fontana
    • From Quentin to Fontana
  • Colebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elstonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elstonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
    • Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elstonville
    • From Quentin to Elstonville
  • Cleona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Iona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Iona is located in Lebanon County
  • Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cornwall Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Lebanon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Coheva
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coheva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
      • Coheva is located in Lebanon County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quentin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quentin.

Newspapers Published in Quentin ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quentin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quentin, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quentin.

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 Quentin:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quentin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- Quentin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quentin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2783, Longitude: -76.4352    
<6>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 Quentin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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