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 Salisbury Heights (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 Salisbury Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Salisbury Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Salisbury Heights: Salisbury Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Salisbury Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salisbury Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Salisbury Heights 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 Salisbury Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salisbury Heights:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Salisbury Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Buyerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kinzers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- East Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Intercourse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leaman Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Blue Ball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Joanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Alleghenyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Plowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Adamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Beckersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Geigertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Angelica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Scarlets Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Flying Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Compass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atglen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lenover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Suplee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Parkesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sadsburyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Dampman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Glen Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Chester Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Newmanstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Myerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Bramcote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Royersford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Fagleysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Gilbertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Goram
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Slab
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Castle Fin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Kyleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- East Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 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
- New Bridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Craley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Hockessin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- York Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Yorklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- North Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- Mendenhall Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Mount Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Pike Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Sylmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Blake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Calvert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Rising Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Fair Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Lapidum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Poole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Pylesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salisbury Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Salisbury Heights.
Cemeteries Near Salisbury Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salisbury Heights.
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 Salisbury Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salisbury Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <2>
- Churchtown UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lichty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wateland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beiler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ukrainian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Conestoga Mennonite Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mast Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Salisbury Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salisbury Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Buyerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- South Hermitage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Hermitage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hermitage
- Kinzers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Cains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cains is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains
- Vintage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vintage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Blackhorse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Leaman Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- East Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellemont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Intercourse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salisbury Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salisbury Heights.
Newspapers Published in Salisbury Heights ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salisbury Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salisbury Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salisbury Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Salisbury Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- New Castle 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' (or 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- Salisbury Heights) 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 Salisbury Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |