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 Barlow 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 Barlow 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 Barlow 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Barlow Heights: Barlow Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Barlow Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barlow Heights.
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 hospitals and 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.
Barlow Heights is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Barlow Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barlow Heights:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Barlow Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Limerick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Royersford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trappe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Neiffer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Sanatoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Fagleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Collegeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creekwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creekwood Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Village
- Obelisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Delphi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Pottsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Colebrookdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Boyertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bechtelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bally
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eshbach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Monocacy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Yellow House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Birdsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Argus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Derstines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Fairhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Sellersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selsie Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Trumbauersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Perkasie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Silverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Quakertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Seven Stars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Kenilworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Phoenixville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sheeder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- South Pottstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Bucktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Pottstown Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Pickering
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Pughtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Saint Davids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Countrie Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Montrose Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Broomall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haverford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Churchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Meadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- East Earl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Terre Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weaverland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Red Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Buyerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Christiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Hosensack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Dillingerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Old Zionsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Alburtis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Macungie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Limeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Coopersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Emmaus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Wescosville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Leithsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Hellertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seidersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Wassergass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Freemansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steel City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Lower Saucon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Roxborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Chestnut Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Allen Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Manayunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Upsal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Pittville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fern Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Analine Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
- Carpenter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Talleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Ardencroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Ardentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Claymont Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Ablett Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Delair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
- Morgan Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Gibbstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Raven Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barlow Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Barlow Heights.
Cemeteries Near Barlow Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barlow 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 Barlow Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barlow Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Fernwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mingo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tyson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Limerick Garden - Memories Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dismant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vincent Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Augustus Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Brownback UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownback UCC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownback UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bucktown.
- The Brownback UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brownback Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156995 <2>
- St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Spring City.
- The St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent German Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176817 <2>
- Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Barlow Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barlow Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barlow Heights, with the one closest to Barlow Heights listed first.
- Royersford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Limerick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Linfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Parker Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Trappe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Neiffer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Sanatoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fagleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Cromby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cromby is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rahns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rahns is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahns
- Kenilworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barlow Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barlow Heights.
Newspapers Published in Barlow 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barlow Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barlow Heights, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barlow Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Barlow Heights:
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| <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 from Point A (ie- Barlow Heights) 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 Barlow Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |