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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 Wago Junction (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 Wago Junction. 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 Wago Junction ...
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 Wago Junction: Wago Jct. (or less commonly used: Wago Jctn.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Wago Junction 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 Wago Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wago Junction:
- York County (The home county of Wago Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- York Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Wolf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Starview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Zions View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Emigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- East York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- North York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Hallam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Erney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- East Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Latimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Edgegrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Gargol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Heidlersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Lisburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Camp Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Wormleysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- West Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Highspire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hummelstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Steelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lawnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Springford Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Union Deposit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Rheems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Florin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mount Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ironville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Mastersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Fontana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Syner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Annville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Quentin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rose Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Maryland Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Eklo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Trump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stablersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Lineboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wago Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Wago Junction.
Cemeteries Near Wago Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wago Junction.
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 Wago Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wago Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Falmouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Donegal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paddletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suburban Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wago Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wago Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wago Junction, with the one closest to Wago Junction listed first.
- Mount Wolf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- York Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Strinestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Zions View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Emigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Conewago
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conewago is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewago
- Newberrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newberrytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberrytown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wago Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wago Junction.
Newspapers Published in Wago Junction ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wago Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wago Junction, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wago Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wago Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wago Junction) 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 Wago Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |