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 Bernharts (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 Bernharts. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Bernharts is located in Berks 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 Bernharts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bernharts:
- Berks County (The home county of Bernharts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Laureldale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Temple
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Temple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tuckerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Ontelaunee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Mount Penn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rickenbach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Jacksonwald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Reiffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
- Saint Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Steinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Argus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Milford Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Trumbauersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zionhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Quakertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Germans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- New Mahoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Elverson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Knauertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Isabella
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Coventryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Cupola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Dampman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Honey Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bucktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Fricks Lock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Blainsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Cocalico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Churchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Weaverland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Blue Ball
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Earl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ephrata
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Newmanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Myerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Greble
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Prescott
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- New Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Alburtis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hynemansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Seipstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Stines Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Weisenberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Ancient Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Macungie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Bramcote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Stowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pottstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pottsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- New Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fagleysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Fruitville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pleasant Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Lockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- North Catasauqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnutport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Port Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Aucheys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Rauschs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Rene Mont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Lake Wynonah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Landingville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Summit Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- McKeansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- New Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bernharts, see our County-by-County Page for Bernharts.
Cemeteries Near Bernharts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bernharts.
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 Bernharts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bernharts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salem Shalters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laureldale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aulenbach's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spies Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spies Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Laureldale.
- The Spies Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zions Spies Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1323059 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bernharts had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bernharts, with the one closest to Bernharts listed first.
- Laureldale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Frush Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frush Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frush Valley
- Muhlenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Muhlenberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Temple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tuckerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Stony Creek Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Mills
- Ontelaunee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Jacksonwald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Basket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Basket is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Blandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maiden Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
- Rickenbach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bernharts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bernharts.
Newspapers Published in Bernharts ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernharts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bernharts, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bernharts.
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 Bernharts:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bernharts) 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 Bernharts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |