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 Square Corner (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 Square Corner. 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 Square Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Square Corner: Square Cor. (or less commonly used: Square Crn.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Square Corner 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 Square Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Square Corner:
- Adams County (The home county of Square Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Whitehall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Edgegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Brush Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- New Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- McSherrystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hunterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Newchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Hunters Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Huntsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Lees Cross Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Allenview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lisburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Big Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mount Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Pen Mar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mont Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 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 Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bandanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- La Bott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Blackrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Brodbecks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Strickhousers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Eklo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fowblesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Maryland Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Boring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Walker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Woodensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Harney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frizzellburg
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Keysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bark Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Lineboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Bruceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Rocky Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Sabillasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thurmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Creagerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Oak Orchard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Woodsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Chewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Square Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Square Corner.
Cemeteries Near Square Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Square Corner.
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 Square Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Square Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bucher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Square Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Square Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Square Corner, with the one closest to Square Corner listed first.
- Bonneauville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Centennial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Two Taverns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Edgegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Guldens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guldens
- Irishtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Brush Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
- New Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- McSherry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McSherry is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McSherrystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Square Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Square Corner.
Newspapers Published in Square Corner ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Square Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Square Corner, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Square Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Square Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Square Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Square Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |