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 Saginaw (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 Saginaw. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Saginaw is located in York 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 York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Saginaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saginaw:
- York County (The home county of Saginaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Starview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Mount Wolf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- York Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Hallam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Strinestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Zions View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- East York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- North York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- East Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Latimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- New Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Edgegrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Gargol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Lisburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Camp Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Wormleysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- West Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Highspire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hummelstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Steelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Lawnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Springford Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Florin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Ironville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Washington Borough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Campbelltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Burd Coleman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Quentin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Annville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Marysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Freeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Gorsuch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Eklo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Trump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Lineboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Shawsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Pylesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saginaw, see our County-by-County Page for Saginaw.
Cemeteries Near Saginaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saginaw.
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 Saginaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saginaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Haldeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Donegal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strickler - Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dietz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dietz Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963492 <2>
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Strickler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Saginaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saginaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Starview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Bainbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Wolf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- York Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Strinestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Zions View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Stoner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conewago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conewago is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewago
- York
(7 miles [11.3 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 Saginaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saginaw.
Newspapers Published in Saginaw ...
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 Saginaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saginaw, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saginaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Saginaw:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saginaw) 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 Saginaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |