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 Avon Heights (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 Avon Heights. 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 Avon Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Avon Heights: Avon Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Avon Heights is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Avon Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avon Heights:
- Lebanon County (The home county of Avon Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Prescott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Cornwall Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Myerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Cleona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Meckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Womelsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- North Heidelberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Schubert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bernville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- Locustdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Lemoyne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Enola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Westwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Bachmanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Grantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hershey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Union Deposit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Manadahill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Hummelstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Skyline View
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Linglestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Brickerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Elstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Cocalico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Hopeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Brunnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Blainsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Manheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Leck Kill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Alaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Gowen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Locust Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Bear Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Dooleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Irving
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Marstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Beuchler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Suedberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Moyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Lorberry Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Echo Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Summit Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- East Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Wrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- York Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Marsh Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Hallam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Mount Wolf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avon Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Avon Heights.
Cemeteries Near Avon Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avon Heights.
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 Avon Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avon Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Hebron Moravian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <2>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45105 <2>
- Lapps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miners Village Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Cemetery
- The Horst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snavely Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- South Annville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
- The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long's Cemetery
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Avon Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avon Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avon Heights, with the one closest to Avon Heights listed first.
- Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Prescott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Iona is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Cornwall Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Coheva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coheva is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reistville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reistville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reistville
- Myerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cleona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cornwall
- Rexmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rexmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexmont
- Schaefferstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avon Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avon Heights.
Newspapers Published in Avon Heights ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avon Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avon Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avon Heights.
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 helpful 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 Avon Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry 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 Avon Heights, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avon Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |