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 Shrewsbury (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 Shrewsbury. 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 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.
Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shrewsbury:
- York County (The home county of Shrewsbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Tolna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tolna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Railroad
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orwig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Hametown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hametown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Seitzland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Potosi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potosi is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Glen Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rinely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Winterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Loganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Brodbecks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- McSherrystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Abbottstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Littlestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Brush Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Kingsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Newchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Cumberland County
- Lisburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Creswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Colemanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Washington Borough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- 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
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Mount Nebo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Marietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Conestoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore City (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Homeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lauraville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Charles Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gardenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Gwynn Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hampden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Woodberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Maryland Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Eklo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Trump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Parkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stablersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Shane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Berrywood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Yorkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Sandyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Westminster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Frederick County (MD)
- Sams Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Shawsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coopstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Street
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Forest Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(18 miles [29 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 Shrewsbury, see our County-by-County Page for Shrewsbury.
Cemeteries Near Shrewsbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shrewsbury.
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 Shrewsbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shrewsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of New Freedom.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Steltz Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #489292 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shrewsbury had a population of 562 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shrewsbury had a population of 3,847 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Railroad
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keeney
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keeney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Sheffer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sheffer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffer
- Tolna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tolna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Hametown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hametown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Orwig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Seitzland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Maryland Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Zeigler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Reimold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reimold is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reimold
- Potosi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potosi is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Glen Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rinely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shrewsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shrewsbury.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shrewsbury ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shrewsbury.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shrewsbury. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shrewsbury and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shrewsbury.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of Shrewsbury.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Shrewsbury:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shrewsbury) 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 Shrewsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |