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 Chickentown (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 Chickentown. 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.
Chickentown is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Warren (NJ), Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Chickentown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chickentown:
- Northampton County (The home county of Chickentown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Franks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Tadmor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- William Penn Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Weaversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Freemansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steel City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Howertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Red Lion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Rittenhouse Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Schofer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Huffs Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Topton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagle Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Hinterleiter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Grimville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Springtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Riegelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Pullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Shelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Kintnersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richlandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Steinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Little Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Palmerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Bowmanstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Parryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Lehighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weissport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Germans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Catasauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Fountain Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- West Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Coplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Seiple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- Friedensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Ruchsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruchsville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Rossland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kresgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Appenzell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- McMichael
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Arlington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Reeders
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stroudsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Water Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Stroudsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- East Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Hoppenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tylersport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Pleasant Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Telford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Andreas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Coaldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Hughesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- West Portal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pattenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Everittstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Jutland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- New Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Baptistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Pittstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Barbertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Quakertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Idell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Morris County (NJ)
- Crestmoore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Warren Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Montana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Asbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Brass Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Hazen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chickentown, see our County-by-County Page for Chickentown.
Cemeteries Near Chickentown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chickentown.
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 Chickentown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chickentown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Saviour Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Saviour Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bethlehem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45122 <2>
- Altonah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dryland Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Chickentown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chickentown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chickentown, with the one closest to Chickentown listed first.
- Shimer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shimer is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Hanoverville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanoverville
- Steuben
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clyde is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Brodhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brodhead is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Hecktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weaversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Catasauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- South Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Freemansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Seemsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seemsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
- Howertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Hokendauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chickentown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chickentown.
Newspapers Published in Chickentown ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chickentown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chickentown, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chickentown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Chickentown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Warren 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 Chickentown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chickentown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |