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 Rose Garden (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 Rose Garden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Rose Garden ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rose Garden: Rose Gdn. (or less commonly used: Rose Gardn., Rose Grden. or Rose Grdn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rose Garden. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rose Garden.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Rose Garden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose Garden:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Rose Garden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Allenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Trindle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lisburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- New Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Craighead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Latimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Heidlersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Aspers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Bendersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Steelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Paxtang
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Highspire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Lawnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Lucknow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Fort Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Bloomburg Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Colonial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mowersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Locust Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Florin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Mount Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ironville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Campbelltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Syner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Colebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Annville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Cleona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Marysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Mecks Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Alinda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- New Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Blain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Siddonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Dillsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Andersontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Nauvoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Mount Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Wellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Erney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Franklintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose Garden, see our County-by-County Page for Rose Garden.
Cemeteries Near Rose Garden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Garden.
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 Rose Garden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose Garden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Longsdorf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- War of 1812 Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roof Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Springville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Rose Garden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rose Garden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose Garden, with the one closest to Rose Garden listed first.
- Bowmansdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansdale
- Williams Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Brandtsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
- Siddonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Nantilly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- Dillsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trindle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Dillsburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- Andersontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Rossmoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leidighs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leidighs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leidighs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lisburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Hogestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rose Garden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Garden.
Newspapers Published in Rose Garden ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Garden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Garden, 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 Rose Garden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rose Garden:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- York 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 Rose Garden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Garden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |