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 Birchrunville (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 Birchrunville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Birchrunville is located in Chester 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 Chester County : New Castle (DE) , Cecil (MD) , Berks , Delaware , Lancaster & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Birchrunville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birchrunville:
Chester County (The home county of Birchrunville)
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Sheeder (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Sheeder is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder Pughtown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Pughtown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown Chester Springs (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Pikeland (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Pikeland is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland Matthews (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Matthews is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Slonaker (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Slonaker is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker Seven Stars (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Seven Stars is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars Bucktown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Bucktown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown Anselma (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Anselma is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselma West Pikeland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
West Pikeland is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pikeland Ludwigs Corner (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Ludwigs Corner is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwigs Corner Nantmeal Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village Coventryville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Coventryville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville 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 Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Bally (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Ironstone (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Ironstone is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone Amity Gardens (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Amity Gardens is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens Geigertown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Geigertown is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown Monocacy (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Monocacy is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Kenneys (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Kenneys is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys Colebrookdale (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Colebrookdale is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale Birdsboro (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Joanna (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Joanna is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Boyertown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Indian Springs Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Morgantown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
New Morgan (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
New Morgan is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Argus (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Argus is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus Derstines (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Derstines is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines Fairhill (22 miles [35.4 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 (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Trumbauersville (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Milford Square (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Milford Square is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square Rich Hill (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Rich Hill is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Selsie Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Selsie Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village Silverdale (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Chalfont (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Perkasie (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Steinsburg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Steinsburg is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg Quakertown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Edgemont (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Edgemont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Saint Davids (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Radnor (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Green Countrie Village (15 miles [24.1 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 Wayne (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Glen Mills (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Broomall (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Lima (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Lima is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Marple (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Marple is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple 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 Allgates (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Allgates is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates Indiana County
Ernest (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Churchtown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Beartown (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Beartown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Meadville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Meadville is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville East Earl (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Blue Ball (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Terre Hill (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Christiana (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Gap (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Weaverland (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Weaverland is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland Buyerstown (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown New Holland (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Red Run (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Red Run is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Kinzers (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Lehigh County
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Hosensack (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Hosensack is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack Powder Valley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley Dillingerville (25 miles [40.2 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 Hensingersville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville Old Zionsville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville Zionsville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Alburtis (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Macungie (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Limeport (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Limeport is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport Ancient Oaks (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks Emmaus (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Coopersburg (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Wallner ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Wallner is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Mingo (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Mingo is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Royersford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Port Providence (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Port Providence is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence Bramcote (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Bramcote is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote Pottstown (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Sanatoga (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Stowe (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
West Pottsgrove (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove Pottsgrove (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove Limerick (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Trappe (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Audubon (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Collegeville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Philadelphia County
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Roxborough (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Highland (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Highland is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Allen Lane (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Chestnut Hill (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Manayunk (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Upsal (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Germantown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Somerville ‑ Historic(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Somerville is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Branchtown ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown Fern Rock (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Logan Station ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station Milestown ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Milestown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown Bartram Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Centreville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Ashland (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Talleyville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Winterthur (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Yorklyn (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Arden (23 miles [37 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>
Ardencroft (23 miles [37 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 (23 miles [37 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
Hockessin (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Montchanin (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Mount Cuba (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba Rockland (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Carpenter (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Ablett Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Camden (30 miles [48.3 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
Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Bridgeport (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cooper (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Gibbstown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Beckett (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett 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 Thorofare (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Salem County (NJ)
Carneys Point (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birchrunville, see our County-by-County Page for Birchrunville .
Cemeteries Near Birchrunville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birchrunville.
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 Birchrunville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birchrunville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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> 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>
Brownback UCC Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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> Bucktown . The Brownback UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
Brownback Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156995 <2>
Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Vincent Mennonite Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Ebenezer AME Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer AME Cemetery The Ebenezer AME Cemetery has also been known as:
Chester Valley AME Cemetery Valley Hill Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351899 <2>
St. Ann Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Holy Trinity Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Sacred Heart Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Continue List (432 more) ...
Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Brower Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Oak Grove Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Birchrunville had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birchrunville, with the one closest to Birchrunville listed first.
Sheeder (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Sheeder is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder Matthews (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Matthews is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Chester Springs (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Pikeland (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Pikeland is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland Hallman (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Hallman is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman Pughtown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Pughtown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown Anselma (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Anselma is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselma West Pikeland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
West Pikeland is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pikeland Merlin (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Merlin is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Kimberton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Slonaker (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Slonaker is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker Nantmeal Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village Continue List (26 more) ...
Byers (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Byers is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Coventryville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Coventryville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville East Nantmeal (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
East Nantmeal is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nantmeal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birchrunville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birchrunville .
Newspapers Published in Birchrunville ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birchrunville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birchrunville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Birchrunville.
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 Birchrunville:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Chester County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Berks County Bucks County Delaware County Indiana County Lancaster County Lehigh County Montgomery County Philadelphia County New Castle County Camden County Gloucester County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birchrunville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Chester County: https://www.chesco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birchrunville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Birchrunville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.