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 Rutherford (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 Rutherford. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rutherford is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Rutherford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rutherford:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Rutherford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Springford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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
- Lawnton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Marene Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Bloomburg Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Colonial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Paxtonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxtonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Rutherford to Clifton
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paxtang
- From Rutherford to Paxtang
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Highspire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Lake Meade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latimore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Latimore
- From Rutherford to Latimore
- East Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berlin
- East Berlin is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berlin <2>
- York Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Springs
- York Springs is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Springs <2>
- Gargol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Idaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottstown
- Abbottstown is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbottstown <2>
- Gardners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Meckville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aetna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- West Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wormleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Lisburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- Seven Stars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Falmouth
- From Rutherford to Falmouth
- Elizabethtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billmeyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Billmeyer
- From Rutherford to Billmeyer
- Milton Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Florin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <2>
- Mount Joy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Campbelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
- Syner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Syner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Syner
- From Rutherford to Syner
- Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Annville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <2>
- Colebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fontana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Rutherford to Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mandata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mandata
- From Rutherford to Mandata
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Herndon is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Marysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Rutherford to Cove
- Duncannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
- Duncannon is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <2>
- New Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Rose Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
- Blain is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
- Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
- Reward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Suedberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tower City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Klingerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingerstown
- Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klingerstown <2>
- Marstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keffers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoffer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoffer
- From Rutherford to Hoffer
- Aline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Port Trevorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Marsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Rutherford to Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Valley Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 Rutherford to Goldsboro
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rudytown
- From Rutherford to Rudytown
- Quaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Nauvoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- York Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Andersontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rutherford, see our County-by-County Page for Rutherford.
Cemeteries Near Rutherford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rutherford.
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 Rutherford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shoops Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoops Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoops Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shoops Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoops Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoops Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rutherford had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rutherford, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paxtang
- From Rutherford to Paxtang
- Oberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Rutherford to Clifton
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Steelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linglestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Union Deposit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Marsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Rutherford to Marsh Run
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- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rutherford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rutherford.
Newspapers Published in Rutherford ...
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 195 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rutherford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rutherford, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rutherford.
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 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 Rutherford:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rutherford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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 Rutherford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Rutherford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rutherford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2689, Longitude: -76.7688 In this case, the coordinates for Rutherford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |