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 Upper Strasburg (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 Upper Strasburg. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Upper Strasburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Strasburg:
- Franklin County (The home county of Upper Strasburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Pleasant Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Keefers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Orrstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Newbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Cheesetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Mowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Trust
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Arendtsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orrtanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bendersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McKnightstown Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Biglerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mummasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Seven Stars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Aspers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Breezewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Langdondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shippensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Big Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Bears Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Montsera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barnitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Hunters Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knobsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Clear Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- McConnellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Waterfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wells Tannery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Sipes Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Valley-Hi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Neelyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Blairs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Orbisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Rockhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Selea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Three Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Shirleysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Coles ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Kistler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- New Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Kistler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Landisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Frederick County (MD)
- Sabillasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Long Meadow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Maugansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Highfield - Cascade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Huyett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Smithsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Strasburg, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Strasburg.
Cemeteries Near Upper Strasburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Strasburg.
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 Upper Strasburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Strasburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Path Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanna Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Upper Strasburg had a population of 326 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Strasburg, with the one closest to Upper Strasburg listed first.
- Pleasant Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Keefers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Lurgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Orrstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mongul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mongul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
- Spring Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fannettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Edenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Strasburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Strasburg.
Newspapers Published in Upper Strasburg ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Strasburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Strasburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Strasburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Upper Strasburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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 Upper Strasburg, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Strasburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |