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 Wellsville (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 Wellsville. 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.
Wellsville 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 Wellsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellsville:
- York County (The home county of Wellsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Rossville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Mount Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Dillsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Franklintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Davidsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Andersontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Erney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Lake Meade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- East Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Latimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Abbottstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Gargol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Newchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Idaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- New Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gardners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Lisburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lower Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Trindle Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Craighead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Highspire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Hillside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lawnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Penbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Franklin County
- Caledonia Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Florin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Mount Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ironville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Campbelltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Syner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Timber Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fontana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Annville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quentin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Marysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Rose Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Alinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- New Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Landisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Freeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Maryland Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Gorsuch Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Lineboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Reeds Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Taneytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellsville, see our County-by-County Page for Wellsville.
Cemeteries Near Wellsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellsville.
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 Wellsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Mount Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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]<2> to the west of Davidsburg.
- The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Run Church Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Markey Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Strayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altland's Meeting House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wellsville had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wellsville had a population of 253 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Rossville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Mount Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Roler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Mount Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Royal is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Royal
- Fortney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fortney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney
- Dillsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bermudian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bermudian is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermudian
- Davidsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eastmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Erney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Andersontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Clear Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellsville.
Newspapers Published in Wellsville ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellsville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellsville.
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 Wellsville:
- 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wellsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |