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 Barren Hill (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 Barren Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Barren Hill 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 Barren Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barren Hill:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Barren Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Plymouth Meeting
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seven Stars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Conshohocken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flourtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyndmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Axe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Conshohocken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mercer Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mercer Hill Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Hill Village
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gulph Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Boyertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Indian Springs Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bechtelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Bally
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amity Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Monocacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Yellow House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- County Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
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- Warminster Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
- Warminster Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
- Johnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Casey Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Ivyland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Wood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Castle Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Chalfont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Churchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strafford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Devon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berwyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leopard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leopard is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
- Chesterbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehorse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
- Duffryn Mawr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
- Green Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Lees
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lees is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
- Paoli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Malvern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Haverford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montrose Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Radnor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haverford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Allgates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
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- Ithan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Saint Davids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Llanerch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Llanerch is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanerch
- Green Countrie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Hosensack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Dillingerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Powder Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Zionsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Old Zionsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
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- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roxborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Allen Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Manayunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Upsal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Pittville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Analine Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Carpenter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- White Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Arden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ardencroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Ardentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Claymont Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Windy Bush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Cinnaminson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Maple Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Beverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Willingboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
- Greentree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Ramblewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Marlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Ablett Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
- Morgan Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Pennsauken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
- Wood - Lynne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Colwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
- Gloucester City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Brooklawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Cherry Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Golden Triangle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Westmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Thorofare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- North Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Gibbstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Parkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Cooper Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Westcotville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mantua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Almonesson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Lambertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Raven Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Prallsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville
- Rosemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Idell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Sergeantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
- Barbertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Linvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linvale
- Mercer County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Titusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- Bear Tavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- West Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Ewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Parkway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Eldridge Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Warner Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- White Horse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Carneys Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Whig Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barren Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Barren Hill.
Cemeteries Near Barren Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barren Hill.
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 Barren Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barren Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- George Washington Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yeakel Schwenkfelder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitemarsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Treemont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boehms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gulph UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph UCC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gulph UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
- The Gulph UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gulf Christian Cemetery
- Gulf Mills Cemetery
- Gulf United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Gulph Christian Cemetery
- Gulph Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #551699 <2>
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44499 <2>
- Union Meeting House Orthodox Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Barren Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barren Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barren Hill, with the one closest to Barren Hill listed first.
- Spring Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- West Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Spring Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Mills
- Cold Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Corsons
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corsons is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsons
- Plymouth Meeting
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Conshohocken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Roseglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Shawmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shawmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmont
- Roxborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Narcissa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Narcissa is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Ivy Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Mill Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Road is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Road
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barren Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barren Hill.
Newspapers Published in Barren Hill ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barren Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barren Hill, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barren Hill.
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 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 Barren Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lehigh County
- Philadelphia County
- New Castle County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Salem 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 Barren Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barren Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |