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 Tayloria (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 Tayloria. 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 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.
Tayloria is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Tayloria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tayloria:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Tayloria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Summerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
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- Oak Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
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- Little Britain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Kirks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Mechanic Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- McSparran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Ninepoints
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Quarryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Buck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
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- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Christiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Morgantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- New Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Kenneys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Adamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Alleghenyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Plowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Geigertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
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- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Glen Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Atglen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lenover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Delaware County
- Zebleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Slate Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bryansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Kyleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Susquehanna Trails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Airville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goram
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- York Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- North Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Hockessin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Windy Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mendenhall Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Shane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Bradshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Stablersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Sylmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Rock Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Colora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Liberty Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Blake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Blue Ball Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Conowingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Lapidum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Poole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Scarboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Cambria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Kent County (MD)
- Betterton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Salem County (NJ)
- Pennsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tayloria, see our County-by-County Page for Tayloria.
Cemeteries Near Tayloria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tayloria.
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 Tayloria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tayloria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Nottingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Krauss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Nottingham Meetinghouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Rosebank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Elk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Tayloria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tayloria.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tayloria, with the one closest to Tayloria listed first.
- Spruce Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
- Oak Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Glen Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Kirks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Freemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freemont is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont
- Wrightsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Nottingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barnsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tayloria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tayloria.
Newspapers Published in Tayloria ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tayloria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tayloria, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tayloria.
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 Tayloria:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Salem 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 Tayloria, 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 from Point A (ie- Tayloria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |