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 Square (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 Square. 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 Square ...
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 Square: Union Sq. (or less commonly used: Union Sqr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Square. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Square.
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 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.
Union Square 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 Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Square:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Union Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Mastersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Elstonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Naumanstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Manheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Sporting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Milton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Lancaster Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Mount Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Florin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Robesonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Rehrersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Wernersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Compass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Honey Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Suplee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Atglen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- New Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lemoyne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lisburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Wormleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allenview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Shiremanstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Westwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Sporting Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Bachmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Grantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Manadahill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Highspire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Mount Gretna Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Colebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Quentin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miners Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Campbelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Annville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Suedberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beuchler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Lorberry Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Tower City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moyers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Echo Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Wrightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Hallam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- York Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Wolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Yorkana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Craley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Stonybrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Strinestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Square, see our County-by-County Page for Union Square.
Cemeteries Near Union Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Square.
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 Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Earhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ginder-Kinsey-Stauffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Joy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44518 <2>
- Eberly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kauffman's Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hostetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Union Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Square, with the one closest to Union Square listed first.
- Mastersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Elstonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Milton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Sporting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Manheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Colebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Penryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penryn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penryn
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bellaire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellaire is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Rheems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Florin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Square.
Newspapers Published in Union Square ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Square, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Square.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Square:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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 Union Square, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |