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 York Furnace (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 York Furnace. 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.
York Furnace 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 York Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to York Furnace:
- York County (The home county of York Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Goram
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Kyleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- New Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Muddy Creek Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Castle Fin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Susquehanna Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Craley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Bryansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Berks County
- Adamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Glen Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Atglen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barnsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lenover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Chrome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Parkesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Compass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Bachmanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Colemanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Conestoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Rockhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Truce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Letort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Slackwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Herrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Lawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Burd Coleman Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Quentin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campbelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Maryland Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Freeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stablersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Parkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- White Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Monkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rowlandsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rising Sun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rock Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Street
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Federal Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Scarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Chestnut Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Poole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Kalmia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Conowingo Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 York Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for York Furnace.
Cemeteries Near York Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of York Furnace.
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 York Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for York Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chanceford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highville UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conestoga UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Conestoga.
- The Conestoga UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conestoga Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264305 <2>
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drumore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Craley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Craley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Craley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #283170 <2>
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find York Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of York Furnace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from York Furnace, with the one closest to York Furnace listed first.
- Pequea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goram
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Colemanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Airville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Safe Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
- Sunnyburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyburn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
- Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Slab
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Highville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Conestoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Muddy Creek Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Bruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Woodbine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around York Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around York Furnace.
Newspapers Published in York Furnace ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around York Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of York Furnace, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for York Furnace.
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 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 York Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford 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> | 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 York Furnace, 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 from Point A (ie- York Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |