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 Union Grove (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 Union Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Union Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Union Grove: Union Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Union Grove 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 Union Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Grove:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Union Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Terre Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Earl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Churchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- New Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Hinkletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Reamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bareville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Adamstown
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Plowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Joanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Angelica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Beckersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Kenneys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Mohnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tallowyck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Freemanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Suplee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Compass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Cupola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Elverson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Isabella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Birdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Loag
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Cedar Knoll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Dauphin County
- Bachmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Newmanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Burd Coleman Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Avon Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Bramcote
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Halfway House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Royersford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Port Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Summit Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Moyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Goram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- East Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Airville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Kyleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- New Bridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Slab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Castle Fin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Yorklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Hockessin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- York Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Sylmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Blake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Union Grove.
Cemeteries Near Union Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Grove.
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 Union Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Lichty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Churchtown UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conestoga Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caernarvon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plow Church Cemetery
- Robeson Cemetery
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 Union Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Terre Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weaverland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Earl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Churchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Martindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martindale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- New Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vogansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vogansville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogansville
- Hahnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hahnstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnstown
- Hinkletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Grove.
Newspapers Published in Union Grove ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Grove, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Grove.
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 Union Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Cecil 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Union Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Union Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |