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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 Colonial Village (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 Colonial Village. 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.
Name Variations for Colonial Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Colonial Village: Colonial Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Colonial Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colonial Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Colonial Village is primarily located in Montgomery County. A portion of Colonial Village extends into 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 Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Colonial Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colonial Village:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Colonial Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Gulph Mills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
- King - of - Prussia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gulph Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rampart Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Brandywine Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
- Forge Spring Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Spring Village
- West Conshohocken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Norriton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Norriton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norriton
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conshohocken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Audubon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(9 miles [14.5 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 Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Boyertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Amity Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bally
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Bechtelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Kenneys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Birdsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Geigertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Chalfont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
- County Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Fairhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Johnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Warminster Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
- Warrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Castle Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Hartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Ivyland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Britain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Strafford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strafford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Devon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leopard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leopard is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
- Valley Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duffryn Mawr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
- Green Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Paoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lees
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lees is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
- Whitehorse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Saint Davids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Radnor Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Green Countrie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broomall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allgates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Haverford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Haverford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Beartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Churchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Hosensack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Dillingerville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Powder Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Zionsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Coopersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Limeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Roxborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Chestnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Manayunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Allen Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Upsal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Pittville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Wayne Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Bartram Village
(13 miles [20.9 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 Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Carpenter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- White Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Analine Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Arden
(18 miles [29 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>
- Ardentown
(18 miles [29 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
- Ardencroft
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Claymont Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windy Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Talleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Cinnaminson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Maple Shade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Beverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Ramblewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Greentree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Willingboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
- Marlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Hainesport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport
- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Ablett Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Morgan Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Delair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
- Brooklawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Gloucester City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Pennsauken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
- Wood - Lynne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Cherry Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Colwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
- Golden Triangle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Westmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Gibbstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Thorofare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- North Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Mickleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Parkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Beckett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Cooper Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Mantua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Raven Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Carneys Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pennsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colonial Village, see our County-by-County Page for Colonial Village.
Cemeteries Near Colonial Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial Village.
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 Colonial Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colonial Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Forge Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Augustine RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Augustine RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in King - of - Prussia.
- The St. Augustine RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Augustine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167132 <2>
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Friends Meeting Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Monicas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Davids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44499 <2>
- Gulph UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph UCC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gulph UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
- The Gulph UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gulf Christian Cemetery
- Gulf Mills Cemetery
- Gulf United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Gulph Christian Cemetery
- Gulph Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #551699 <2>
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Washington Memorial Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Colonial Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colonial Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colonial Village, with the one closest to Colonial Village listed first.
- Strafford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strafford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- King - of - Prussia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Centerville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Devon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Davids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Radnor Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Wayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Gulph Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Betzwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Betzwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betzwood
- Henderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Shainline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shainline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shainline
- Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garden is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Berwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colonial Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colonial Village.
Newspapers Published in Colonial Village ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Village, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Village.
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 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 Colonial Village:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh County
- Philadelphia County
- New Castle County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Hunterdon County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colonial Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colonial Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |