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 Sylvan Hills (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 Sylvan Hills. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sylvan Hills 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 Sylvan Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sylvan Hills:
- York County (The home county of Sylvan Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Yorkana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stonybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Hallam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Holtz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- East York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Bittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Valley View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Craley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Dallastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- East Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- McSherrystown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Edgegrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- New Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brush Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- York Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Latimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Heidlersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Lisburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lemoyne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Wormleysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- West Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Bachmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Highspire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hershey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Steelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Union Deposit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Lawnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Springford Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Ironville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Central Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Highville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Letort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Florin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mountville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Lawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Campbelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Burd Coleman Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miners Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Quentin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Annville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Maryland Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Freeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Shane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Eklo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stablersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Reeds Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Cambria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Shawsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Pylesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Street
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Coopstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Chestnut Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Forest Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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 Sylvan Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Sylvan Hills.
Cemeteries Near Sylvan Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylvan Hills.
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 Sylvan Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sylvan Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Canadochly Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dietz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dietz Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963492 <2>
- Strickler - Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heiland View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysville Cemetery
- The Freysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel UCC Cemetery
- Freysville Evangelical Cemetery
- Freysville Reform and Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208585 <2>
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Strickler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Craley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Craley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #283170 <2>
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 Sylvan Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sylvan Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvan Hills, with the one closest to Sylvan Hills listed first.
- Yorkana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stonybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Holtz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Stoner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Ore Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Valley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Valley
- Relay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Relay is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Yoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Strickler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Spry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dallastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Craley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sylvan Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sylvan Hills.
Newspapers Published in Sylvan Hills ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvan Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sylvan Hills, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sylvan Hills.
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 Sylvan Hills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- 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> | 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 Sylvan Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvan Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |