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 Sherwood Park (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 Sherwood Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sherwood Park is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Sherwood Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Park:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Sherwood Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Sporting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wormleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiremanstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Lemoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trindle Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Latimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Gargol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Aspers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bendersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Abbottstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guernsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Edgemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Paxtang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Dauphin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomburg Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Colonial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Old Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Steelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Seven Stars
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Locust Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Old Port
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McAlisterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Mifflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Rheems
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Milton Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Maytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Florin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Campbelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Syner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Lawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Annville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colebrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Green Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Cleona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Mount Gretna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Malta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perdix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- New Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Mecks Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Falling Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Klingerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Suedberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Aline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Hoffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Pallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shadle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Andersontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Siddonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Marsh Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Nauvoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Lewisberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Quaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Valley Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Dillsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Erney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Park, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Park.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Park.
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 Sherwood Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Enola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola Cemetery
- The Enola Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Church Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206443 <2>
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perry Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sitterley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- War of 1812 Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Sherwood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Park, with the one closest to Sherwood Park listed first.
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perdix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Hogestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
- Shiremanstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Eberlys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lucknow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wertzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Park.
Newspapers Published in Sherwood Park ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Park.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sherwood Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherwood Park) 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 Sherwood Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |