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 Worleytown (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 Worleytown. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Worleytown 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 Worleytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Worleytown:
- Franklin County (The home county of Worleytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Milnor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Wingerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Claylick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Waynecastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Clay Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Kauffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Cashtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mercersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Zora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zora is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Orrtanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trust
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cashtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- McKnightstown Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mummasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Breezewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Shippensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Websters Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- McConnellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Covalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Warfordsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Sipes Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Dott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Burnt Cabins
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Maddensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Neelyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Selea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Shade Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Keysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Harney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Keymar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Sabillasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Myersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frostown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Catoctin Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Thurmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mountaindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Emmitsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Creagerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Maugansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Wilson - Conococheague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Hill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Leitersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Robinwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Falling Waters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Bedington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Hedgesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Gerrardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bardane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lower Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Cherry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Sleepy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Holton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Woodmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Worleytown, see our County-by-County Page for Worleytown.
Cemeteries Near Worleytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worleytown.
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 Worleytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Worleytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reiffs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Reformed Cemetery is located in Greencastle.
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261256 <2>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broadfording Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Secrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Worleytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Worleytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Worleytown, with the one closest to Worleytown listed first.
- Cearfoss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Maugansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Broadfording
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Wingerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Claylick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conococheague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Clay Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Worleytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Worleytown.
Newspapers Published in Worleytown ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worleytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Worleytown, 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 Worleytown.
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 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 Worleytown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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 Worleytown, 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- Worleytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |