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 Rossmere (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 Rossmere. 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 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.
Rossmere is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Rossmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rossmere:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Rossmere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kenwick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
- Zooks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zooks Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Corner
- Fruitville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Rohrerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Witmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- East Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Danville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Danville
- Kissell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Leacock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Lampeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Adamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Alleghenyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Robesonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Womelsdorf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Angelica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Mohnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Wernersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Beckersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Compass
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Atglen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Lenover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Honey Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parkesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Suplee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Dampman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Pomeroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sadsburyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Bachmanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Union Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highspire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Shellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Skyline View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Miners Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Mount Gretna Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Cornwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schaefferstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quentin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Lawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- East Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Craley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Goram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- New Bridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Yorkana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Airville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bittersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Hallam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Kyleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mason Dixon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Conowingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Colora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Calvert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Blake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Federal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rossmere, see our County-by-County Page for Rossmere.
Cemeteries Near Rossmere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rossmere.
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 Rossmere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rossmere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
- The Riverview Burial Park has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1542536 <2>
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conestoga Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44619 <2>
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Rossmere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rossmere.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rossmere, with the one closest to Rossmere listed first.
- Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Landis Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fertility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Greenland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Shreiners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreiners
- Neffsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rohrerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Danville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Danville
- Oregon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Witmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- East Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kissell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Willow is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Willow
- Willow Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rossmere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rossmere.
Newspapers Published in Rossmere ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rossmere.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rossmere, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rossmere.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rossmere:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Harford 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 Rossmere, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rossmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |