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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 Rothsville (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 Rothsville. 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.
Rothsville 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 Rothsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rothsville:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Rothsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Akron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brunnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Kissell Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Lititz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Ephrata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zooks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zooks Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Corner
- Hopeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Brickerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Adamstown
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Womelsdorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robesonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Wernersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Angelica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sinking Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Compass
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Suplee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Dampman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Atglen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Cupola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Isabella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Lenover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Parkesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Bachmanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Grantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hummelstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Shellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Manadahill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Highspire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Stricklerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Cornwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newmanstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quentin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Bramcote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Marstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Moyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Irving
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Suedberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Aucheys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Beuchler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lake Wynonah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Ravine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- East Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Goram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- New Bridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Hallam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Yorkana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Bittersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Airville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holtz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Stonybrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Cambria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rothsville, see our County-by-County Page for Rothsville.
Cemeteries Near Rothsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rothsville.
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 Rothsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rothsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moravian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bassler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bassler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lititz.
- The Bassler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bassler Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369144 <2>
- Hopeland UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rothsville had a population of 367 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rothsville, with the one closest to Rothsville listed first.
- Millway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millway is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millway
- Kissell Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Akron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brunnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lititz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Neffsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Murrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murrell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell
- Ephrata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Limerock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Leacock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rothsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rothsville.
Newspapers Published in Rothsville ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rothsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rothsville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rothsville.
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 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 Rothsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rothsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rothsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |