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 Stewartstown (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 Stewartstown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Stewartstown 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 Stewartstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stewartstown:
- York County (The home county of Stewartstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County
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- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Draco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Wiley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wiley is located in York County
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- Bryansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bryansville is located in York County
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- Susquehanna Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
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- Kyleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
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- Castle Fin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
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- Airville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Abbottstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McSherrystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- East Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Glen Roy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
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- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
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- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
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- Tweedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
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- Barnsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
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- Chrome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
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- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Atglen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Colemanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
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- Mount Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
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- Furniss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
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- McSparran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
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- Highville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
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- Creswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
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- Buck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
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- Conestoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
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- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
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- Letort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
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- Rockhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Baltimore City (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Homeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City (MD)
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- Lauraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Charles Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City (MD)
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- Woodberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
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- Gwynn Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Shane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Trump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Stablersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Maryland Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Monkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Glencoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Finksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Yorkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Rock Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Mason Dixon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Winchester Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Pylesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Jarrettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Coopstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Chestnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Scarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Stewartstown, see our County-by-County Page for Stewartstown.
Cemeteries Near Stewartstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stewartstown.
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 Stewartstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stewartstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Fawn Grove Friends
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heaps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Harford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Stewartstown had a population of 441 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stewartstown had a population of 2,284 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stewartstown, with the one closest to Stewartstown listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harkins is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins
- McDermott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McDermott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott
- Bald Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Gatchellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gatchellville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatchellville
- New Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norrisville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Graceton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graceton is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Hopewell Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Draco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stewartstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stewartstown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stewartstown ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stewartstown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stewartstown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stewartstown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stewartstown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of Stewartstown.
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 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 Stewartstown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stewartstown) 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 Stewartstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |