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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 Penn Acres (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 Penn Acres. 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 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.
Penn Acres is located in New Castle County.
To see how the shape of Delaware's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Penn Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penn Acres:
- New Castle County (The home county of Penn Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Wilmington Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
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- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Champlin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Champlin Village is located in New Castle County
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- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elsmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Lancaster Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Village is located in New Castle County
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- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
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- Centennial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Village is located in New Castle County
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- Christiana Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
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- Christiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
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- Sunnyside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
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- Blackiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
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- Burtonwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
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- Lakeshore Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
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- Leipsic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Iron Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- West Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Winding Brook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Delancy Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Bank ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Barksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elk Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windsor Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Andora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Cherry Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lapidum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Gregg Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Dogwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Massey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Blackwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Brooklawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Gloucester City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Glendora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Morgan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Wood - Lynne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Beals Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Roadstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Bay Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Othello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Seabrook Farms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- West Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Bridgeton Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Bridgeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Rosenhayn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Fairton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
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- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Beckett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Avis Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Gibbstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mullica Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mickleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Ferrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Centre City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mantua
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Oak Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Parkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Carneys Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pointers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Penton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Quinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Portertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Hancocks Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Riddleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Alloway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
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- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Strickersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Hamorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Kennett Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kemblesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Red Lion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Avondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toughkenamon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Boothwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Trainer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Aston Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Village Green - Green Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Summerhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Kirks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Christiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Little Britain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Penn Wynne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Narberth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cynwyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Gulph Mills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Gulph Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Brandywine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- King - of - Prussia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Bartram Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Southwest Center City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- University City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Queen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Old City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manayunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penn Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Penn Acres.
Cemeteries Near Penn Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penn Acres.
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 Penn Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penn Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Potters Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glebe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quihawken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohaken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohocking Presbyterian Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finns Point National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lower Penns Neck Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Silverbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Brook Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Silverbrook Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104417 <2>
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Penn Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penn Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penn Acres, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Farnhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elsmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Kiamensi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Christiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bear
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Faulkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Landlith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County
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- Brandywine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penn Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penn Acres.
Newspapers Published in Penn Acres ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penn Acres, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penn Acres.
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 Penn Acres:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Allegheny County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
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 Penn Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penn Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |