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 Valley Glenn (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 Valley Glenn. 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.
Valley Glenn is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Valley Glenn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Glenn:
- Lebanon County (The home county of Valley Glenn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Syner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Palmyra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campbelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Annville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Cleona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Westmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fontana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- West Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Meckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wintersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Womelsdorf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Schubert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- New Schaefferstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Strausstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bernville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Lemoyne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Enola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Lisburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Good Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Sporting Hill
(20 miles [32.2 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 Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Grantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Hershey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Manadahill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Bachmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hummelstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Linglestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marene Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Paxtonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Mastersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Rheems
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Naumanstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Florin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Elm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Manheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Malta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Leck Kill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Mandata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Bear Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Locust Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Marshallton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trevorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- New Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Duncannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Rose Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Pfoutz Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Suedberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beuchler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Orwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Keffers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Joliett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hoffer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Port Trevorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Aline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Marsh Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Redland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- York Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Mount Wolf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lewisberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Strinestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Glenn, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Glenn.
Cemeteries Near Valley Glenn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Glenn.
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 Valley Glenn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Glenn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Hershey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirks UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks UMC Cemetery
- The Shirks UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sherks UMC Cemetery
- St. John's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grantville.
- The St. John's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grantville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980027 <2>
- South Bellegrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellegrove Cemetery
- The South Bellegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Annville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Fort Indiantown Gap.
- The Indiantown Gap National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45182 <2>
- Fairland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hostetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- South Annville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
- The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long's Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Valley Glenn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Glenn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Glenn, with the one closest to Valley Glenn listed first.
- Syner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Palmyra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
- East Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Campbelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Annville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ono
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manadahill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Hummelstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bachmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Fontana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Cleona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Glenn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Glenn.
Newspapers Published in Valley Glenn ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Glenn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Glenn, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Glenn.
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 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 Valley Glenn:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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 Valley Glenn, 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' (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- Valley Glenn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |