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 Shrivers Corners (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 Shrivers Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Shrivers Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Shrivers Corners: Shrivers Cors.
- While the name of this community is Shrivers Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shrivers Corners may originally have been Shriver's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shrivers Corners might be written as Shriver Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shrivers Corners 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 Shrivers Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shrivers Corners:
- Adams County (The home county of Shrivers Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Hunterstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Table Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Goldenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Heidlersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Biglerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Gettysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Lake Heritage
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Brush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Mummasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Hunters Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Barnitz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Montsera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Mount Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Craighead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Boiling Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Big Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Shippensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allenview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Highspire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Blue Ridge Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mont Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- West Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Nunnery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- La Bott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Mount Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Davidsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Harmony Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Dillsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Eklo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Freeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Maryland Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Harney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Fairground Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Keysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frizzellburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Keymar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Lineboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sabillasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Jimtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Thurmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Creagerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Woodsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Oak Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Smithsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Chewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Robinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shrivers Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Shrivers Corners.
Cemeteries Near Shrivers Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shrivers Corners.
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 Shrivers Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shrivers Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blacks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClelland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Shrivers Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shrivers Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shrivers Corners, with the one closest to Shrivers Corners listed first.
- Hunterstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Table Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Guldens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guldens
- Goldenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Gettysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Heidlersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Biglerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Floradale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mummasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Seven Stars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Aspers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shrivers Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shrivers Corners.
Newspapers Published in Shrivers Corners ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shrivers Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shrivers Corners, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shrivers Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shrivers Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Shrivers Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shrivers Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |