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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
York Springs 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 York Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to York Springs:
- Adams County (The home county of York Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Latimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Gargol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Lake Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Heidlersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Gardners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Newchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Guernsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Bendersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Biglerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 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 York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Hunters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Craighead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Huntsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Trindle Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Allenview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lisburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Steelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highspire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Paxtang
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Edgemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Penbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Royalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Bloomburg Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Mont Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pinola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Green Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Orrstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Blue Ridge Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Alinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Falling Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Perdix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Marysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Duncannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Rose Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Blain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Mount Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Dillsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Davidsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Siddonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Andersontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- La Bott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Eklo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Harney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- 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
- Taneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lineboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Keysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Frizzellburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Reeds Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Bruceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sabillasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Thurmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to York Springs, see our County-by-County Page for York Springs.
Cemeteries Near York Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of York Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for York Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lake Meade.
- The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Red Mount Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Berlin Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Davidsburg.
- The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Run Church Cemetery
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Markey Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 York Springs had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, York Springs had a population of 775 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from York Springs, with the one closest to York Springs listed first.
- Latimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Uriah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uriah is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
- Heidlersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Bermudian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bermudian is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermudian
- Clear Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Idaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aspers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bendersville Station - Aspers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Bendersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Floradale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Guernsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around York Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around York Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of York Springs ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around York Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of York Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of York Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding York Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of York Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 York Springs:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Perry County
- York County
- Baltimore 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- York Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 York Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |