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 Seven Valleys (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 Seven Valleys. 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 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.
Seven Valleys 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 Seven Valleys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seven Valleys:
- York County (The home county of Seven Valleys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Hanover Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
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- Glatfelters
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Strickhousers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Loganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Jacobus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potosi is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Seitzland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Grantley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Abbottstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- New Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lake Meade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Brush Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Littlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Lisburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
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- Allenview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lower Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Camp Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Mount Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(23 miles [37 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
- Highspire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Steelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hummelstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Hillside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Penbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Highville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Central Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Florin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Ironville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Letort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Rheems
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Lawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Campbelltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Eklo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Gorsuch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Trump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Parkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- White Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Reeds Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Hampstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Westminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Frizzellburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Tyrone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Avondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Sams Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Emmitsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Shawsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Hess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Street
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Putnam Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Upper Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Chestnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seven Valleys, see our County-by-County Page for Seven Valleys.
Cemeteries Near Seven Valleys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seven Valleys.
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 Seven Valleys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seven Valleys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Codorus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Ness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Seven Valleys had a population of 812 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Seven Valleys had a population of 507 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seven Valleys, with the one closest to Seven Valleys listed first.
- Hanover Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Glatfelters
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Strickhousers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Neiman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neiman is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiman
- Larue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Loganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jacobus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brillhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brillhart is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillhart
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bair is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bair
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Graybill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graybill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
- Seitzland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seven Valleys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seven Valleys.
Newspapers Published in Seven Valleys ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seven Valleys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seven Valleys, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seven Valleys.
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 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 Seven Valleys:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Montgomery 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- Seven Valleys) 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 Seven Valleys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |