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 Sedgwick (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 Sedgwick. 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 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 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.
Sedgwick is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Sedgwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sedgwick:
- Adams County (The home county of Sedgwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Goldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- McKnightstown Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mummasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Hunterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Orrtanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Hunters Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Huntsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Barnitz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mount Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Shippensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Craighead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Caledonia Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Pen Mar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Rouzerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mont Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bandanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Valley Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- La Bott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Blackrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Brodbecks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Davidsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Fowblesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Boring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Freeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Woodensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Harney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Keysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Tyrone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Union Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Jimtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Thurmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Woodsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Daysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Greenvale Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Chewsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Robinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sedgwick, see our County-by-County Page for Sedgwick.
Cemeteries Near Sedgwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sedgwick.
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 Sedgwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sedgwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McClelland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Blacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sedgwick had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Round Top
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Barlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Two Taverns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Fairplay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Harney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mummasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Guldens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guldens
- Goldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Emmitsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Kingsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sedgwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sedgwick.
Newspapers Published in Sedgwick ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sedgwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sedgwick, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sedgwick.
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 Sedgwick:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sedgwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sedgwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |