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 Uniontown (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 Uniontown. 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 and doctors 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.
Uniontown 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 Uniontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Uniontown:
- York County (The home county of Uniontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Mount Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Dillsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Siddonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Harmony Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Davidsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Lewisberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Latimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Gardners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- East Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Aspers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Bendersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Craighead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Trindle Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Allenview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Barnitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- New Kingstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Steelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highspire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Paxtang
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Edgemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Penbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Royalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Bloomburg Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mowersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pinola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Green Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Orrstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Mont Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Aberdeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Florin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Milton Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Joy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Campbelltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Marysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perdix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Falling Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Duncannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Alinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Rose Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Landisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Bixler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Harney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Lineboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Taneytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Fairground Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frederick County (MD)
- Emmitsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Uniontown, see our County-by-County Page for Uniontown.
Cemeteries Near Uniontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Uniontown.
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 Uniontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Uniontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lake Meade.
- The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Red Mount Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bakers Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Davidsburg.
- The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Run Church Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Springville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Markey Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem 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.<4>
While we didn't find Uniontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Uniontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Clear Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Latimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Bermudian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bermudian is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermudian
- Mount Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Dillsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- York Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leidighs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leidighs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leidighs
- Wellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandtsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
- Uriah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Uriah is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Siddonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Uniontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Uniontown.
Newspapers Published in Uniontown ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Uniontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Uniontown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Uniontown.
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 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 Uniontown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Carroll County
- Frederick 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Uniontown) 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 Uniontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |