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 Wrightsdale (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 Wrightsdale. 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 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.
Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Wrightsdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wrightsdale:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Wrightsdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- McSparran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Buck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Truce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- New Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Berks County
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Glen Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Chrome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Kemblesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Atglen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Slate Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- York Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Brookside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- North Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Pencader Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Pike Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Southwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Windy Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- English Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Franklinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Gorsuch Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Trump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hydes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Knoebel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Mason Dixon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Sylmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Colora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Conowingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Calvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Winchester Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Port Deposit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Lapidum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Betterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Dogwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wrightsdale, see our County-by-County Page for Wrightsdale.
Cemeteries Near Wrightsdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrightsdale.
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 Wrightsdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wrightsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Conowingo (MD).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <3>
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Krauss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coopers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Nottingham Meetinghouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hosanna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Wrightsdale had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wrightsdale, with the one closest to Wrightsdale listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Little Britain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Wakefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Freemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freemont is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Glen Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- McSparran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Conowingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wrightsdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wrightsdale.
Newspapers Published in Wrightsdale ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrightsdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrightsdale, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrightsdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Wrightsdale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wrightsdale) 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 Wrightsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |