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 Stevenstown (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 Stevenstown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Stevenstown 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 Stevenstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stevenstown:
- York County (The home county of Stevenstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Dillsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Rossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Nauvoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Lewisberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Latimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Idaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Abbottstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Aspers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Allenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lisburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Shiremanstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Lower Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Camp Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Mount Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Highspire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Paxtang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Edgemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Penbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Bloomburg Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Falmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- 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 east)
- Maytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Florin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- 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
- Mount Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ironville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Mastersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Campbelltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Syner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Mount Gretna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fontana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Annville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Rose Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Alinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Blain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Lineboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Harney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stevenstown, see our County-by-County Page for Stevenstown.
Cemeteries Near Stevenstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stevenstown.
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 Stevenstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stevenstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lantz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mount Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lake Meade.
- The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Davidsburg.
- The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Run Church Cemetery
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roof Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Stevenstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stevenstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stevenstown, with the one closest to Stevenstown listed first.
- Dillsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Clear Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Rossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Fortney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fortney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney
- Andersontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Nantilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- Bowmansdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansdale
- Williams Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Brandtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lisburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Bermudian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bermudian is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermudian
- Mount Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Royal is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Royal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stevenstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stevenstown.
Newspapers Published in Stevenstown ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stevenstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stevenstown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stevenstown.
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 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 Stevenstown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Carroll 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 '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- Stevenstown) 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 Stevenstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |