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 Adamstown (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 Adamstown. 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.
Name Variations for Adamstown ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Adamstown was originally named Adamsburry
Adamstown has also been known as: Adamschteddel.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Adamstown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adamstown.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Adamstown is primarily located in Berks County. A portion of Adamstown extends into 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Adamstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adamstown:
- Berks County (The home county of Adamstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Alleghenyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Mohnton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Phoebe Berks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wernersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freemanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Shillington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Wyomissing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
- Beckersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Deerfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Elverson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Cupola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Isabella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Birdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Compass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Knauertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Cedar Knoll
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Dauphin County
- Bachmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Red Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Reamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blainsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Terre Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stevens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weaverland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Ephrata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Blue Ball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Churchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Stricklerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Newmanstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Myerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Cornwall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miners Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- New Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Alburtis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hynemansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Stines Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Weisenberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Bramcote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Gilbertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Congo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- New Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Royersford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Port Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Moyers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lake Wynonah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Deer Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Friedensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Landingville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Marstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Cressona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- East Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adamstown, see our County-by-County Page for Adamstown.
Cemeteries Near Adamstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adamstown.
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 Adamstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adamstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyomissing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Blainsport.
- The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blainsport Cemetery
- Blainsport Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193208 <2>
- Blainsport Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44832 <2>
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Mohnsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Adamstown had a population of 603 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Adamstown had a population of 1,905 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adamstown, with the one closest to Adamstown listed first.
- Swartzville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
- Gouglersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
- Bowmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vinemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vinemont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
- Knauers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knauers is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauers
- Fritztown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fritztown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritztown
- Reamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stevens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hahnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hahnstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnstown
- Terre Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Blainsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Wernersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adamstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adamstown.
Newspapers Published in Adamstown ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adamstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adamstown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adamstown.
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 Adamstown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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 Adamstown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adamstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |