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 Wenksville (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 Wenksville. 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.
Wenksville is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Wenksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wenksville:
- Adams County (The home county of Wenksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Bendersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aspers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arendtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gardners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Biglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Trust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Gargol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Mummasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Goldenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 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 Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Hunters Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Lees Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Barnitz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mount Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Shippensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Bears Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Green Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Pinola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Mowersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mont Alto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Altenwald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Chambersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Alinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Falling Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- New Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mecks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Blain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Mount Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Dillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Harmony Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Rossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Siddonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Davidsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- La Bott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Andersontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Harney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Keysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Taneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bruceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Bark Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Union Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frizzellburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thurmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Creagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Ladiesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Catoctin Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- New Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Hill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Cavetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Smithsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Chewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Long Meadow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Pondsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wenksville, see our County-by-County Page for Wenksville.
Cemeteries Near Wenksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wenksville.
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 Wenksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wenksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Greenmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blacks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McClelland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strang Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wenksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wenksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wenksville, with the one closest to Wenksville listed first.
- Brysonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brysonia is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brysonia
- Floradale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Bendersville Station - Aspers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bendersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
- Arendtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aspers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Biglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Gardners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Trust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Longsdorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Mummasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wenksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wenksville.
Newspapers Published in Wenksville ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wenksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wenksville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wenksville.
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 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 Wenksville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll 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 Wenksville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wenksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |