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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 Bryn Athyn (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 Bryn Athyn. 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 and hospitals 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.

Bryn Athyn is located in Montgomery County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Bryn Athyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bryn Athyn:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Bryn Athyn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Huntingdon Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Terwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terwood
      • Terwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Terwood
      • From Bryn Athyn to Terwood
    • Shoemak Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemak Village
      • Shoemak Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Shoemaker Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
      • Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Willow Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Grove <1>
    • Hatboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
      • Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Noble
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noble
      • From Bryn Athyn to Noble
    • Rockledge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Abington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blair Mill Village East
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village East
      • Blair Mill Village East is located in Montgomery County
    • Blair Mill Village West
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village West
      • Blair Mill Village West is located in Montgomery County
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Casey Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County
    • Warminster Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warminster Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
    • Churchville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County
    • Ivyland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivyland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyland
      • Ivyland is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivyland <1>
    • Warminster Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warminster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
      • Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
    • Hartsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Richboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Village Shires
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Shires have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Shires
      • Village Shires is located in Bucks County
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County
    • Grenoble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grenoble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenoble
      • Grenoble is located in Bucks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grenoble
      • From Bryn Athyn to Grenoble
    • Saint Leonard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Croydon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croydon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
      • Croydon is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croydon <1>
    • Hulmeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Strafford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Berwyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <1>
    • Devon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Chesterbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterbrook
      • Chesterbrook is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterbrook <1>
    • Leopard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leopard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
      • Leopard is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leopard
      • From Bryn Athyn to Leopard
    • Valley Forge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
      • Valley Forge is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Forge <1>
    • Whitehorse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitehorse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
      • Whitehorse is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitehorse
      • From Bryn Athyn to Whitehorse
    • Green Tree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County
    • Paoli
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Williams Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Malvern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
    • Phoenixville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
      • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <1>
    • Pickering
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pickering. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Pickering is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pickering
      • From Bryn Athyn to Pickering
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Haverford Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
      • Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
    • Millbourne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
      • Millbourne is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Montrose Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
    • Rosemont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Allgates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lansdowne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
      • East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Llanerch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeadon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Radnor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
      • Radnor is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radnor <1>
    • Burmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont
      • Burmont is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burmont
      • From Bryn Athyn to Burmont
    • Darby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Drexel Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ithan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ernest
      • From Bryn Athyn to Ernest
  • Philadelphia County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Analine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Aniline Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • White Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Whites Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Carpenter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington County (NJ)
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Ablett Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ablett Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Colwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pennsauken
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsauken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Cherry Hill Mall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill Mall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall
      • Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Cherry Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Golden Triangle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Wood - Lynne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Barclay - Kingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay - Kingston
      • Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Ellisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Erlton - Ellisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Morgan Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Westmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
      • Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westmont
      • From Bryn Athyn to Westmont
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Red Bank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • North Woodbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Thorofare
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorofare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
      • Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thorofare
      • From Bryn Athyn to Thorofare
    • Woodbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Almonesson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cooper Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
      • Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Westcotville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Parkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Garden City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Salina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Turnersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gibbstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Mercer County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Titusville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Tavern
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Parkway Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Trenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Warner Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
      • Warner Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • White Horse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Eldridge Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosemont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Rose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Rose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
      • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Rose
      • From Bryn Athyn to Mount Rose
  • Middlesex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.
    • Plainsboro Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
      • Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Plainsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
      • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plainsboro
      • From Bryn Athyn to Plainsboro
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Princeton Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
      • Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Monmouth County (NJ)
  • Ocean County (NJ)
  • Somerset County (NJ)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bryn Athyn, see our County-by-County Page for Bryn Athyn.

Cemeteries Near Bryn Athyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryn Athyn.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bryn Athyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Bryn Athyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bryn Athyn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bryn Athyn, with the one closest to Bryn Athyn listed first.

  • Huntingdon Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Paper Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
    • Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Bethayres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethayres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethayres
    • Bethayres is located in Montgomery County
  • Valley Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
    • Valley Falls is located in Montgomery County
  • Terwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terwood
    • Terwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Terwood
    • From Bryn Athyn to Terwood
  • Rydal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rydal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rydal
    • Rydal is located in Montgomery County
  • Walnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Somerton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
    • Somerton is located in Philadelphia County
  • County Line
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • County Line is located in Bucks County
  • Heaton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
    • Heaton is located in Montgomery County
  • Willow Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Grove <1>
  • Rubicam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubicam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicam
    • Rubicam is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Hillside ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Montgomery County
    • Abington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Noble
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noble
      • From Bryn Athyn to Noble

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bryn Athyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryn Athyn.

Newspapers Published in Bryn Athyn ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryn Athyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryn Athyn, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bryn Athyn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bryn Athyn:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bryn Athyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bryn Athyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Bryn Athyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bryn Athyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1308, Longitude: -75.0619    









 

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