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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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.
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 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.
Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Richmond Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richmond Furnace:
- Franklin County (The home county of Richmond Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Cowans Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Fort Loudon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Saint Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Keefers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Mercersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Cashtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Trust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Orrtanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Breezewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Graceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Everett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marble City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Robinsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Shippensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Knobsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- McConnellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Cabins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Clear Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Laidig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Websters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sipes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Waterfall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Maddensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Neelyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Selea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Shade Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pogue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Saltillo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Joller ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Orbisonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Cooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Robertsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Perry County
- New Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County (MD)
- Sabillasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Maugansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Huyett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Wilson - Conococheague
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bedington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Cherry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richmond Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Richmond Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Richmond Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richmond 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 Richmond Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richmond Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wink Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maddensville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cromwell Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Fleming Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richmond Furnace had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richmond Furnace, with the one closest to Richmond Furnace listed first.
- Fort Loudon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Metal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Freestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Knobsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- McConnellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Saint Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercersburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Lemasters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Fannettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Cabins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richmond Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richmond Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Richmond 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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richmond Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richmond 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 Richmond Furnace.
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 websites either 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 Richmond Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Berkeley 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> | 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 Richmond Furnace, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richmond Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |