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 Colonial Way (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 Way. 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 hospitals and 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 Way is located in Chester 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 Chester County : New Castle (DE) , Cecil (MD) , Berks , Delaware , Lancaster & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Colonial Way. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colonial Way:
Chester County (The home county of Colonial Way)
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Green Tree (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Green Tree is located in Chester County Paoli (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Malvern (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
Leopard (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Leopard is located in Chester County Berwyn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Berwyn is located in Chester County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <2>
General Warren Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for General Warren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Warren Village General Warren Village is located in Chester County Whitehorse (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Whitehorse is located in Chester County Chesterbrook (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterbrook Chesterbrook is located in Chester County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterbrook <2>
Devon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Mill Lane (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Lane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Lane Mill Lane is located in Chester County Strafford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Strafford is located in Chester County Valley Forge (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge Valley Forge is located in Chester County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Forge <2>
Green Lane Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Allegheny County
Overbrook (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Berks County
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Bally (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bally have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bally Bally is located in Berks County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bally <2>
Ironstone (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone Ironstone is located in Berks County Amity Gardens (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens Amity Gardens is located in Berks County Colebrookdale (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colebrookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale Colebrookdale is located in Berks County Boyertown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown Boyertown is located in Berks County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <2>
Geigertown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown Geigertown is located in Berks County Indian Springs Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County Joanna (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Joanna is located in Berks County Monocacy (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monocacy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Monocacy is located in Berks County Morgantown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Birdsboro (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
New Morgan (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan New Morgan is located in Berks County Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
Scarlets Mill (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Chalfont (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont Chalfont is located in Bucks County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <2>
Derstines (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derstines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines Derstines is located in Bucks County Fairhill (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Fairhill is located in Bucks County Fairhill has also been known as:
Schnabletown Snoveltown Warminster Village (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warminster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Argus (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus Argus is located in Bucks County Sellersville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Silverdale (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Silverdale is located in Bucks County Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <2>
Warminster Heights (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warminster Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Warrington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Castle Valley (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley Castle Valley is located in Bucks County Hartsville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Hartsville is located in Bucks County Ivyland (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivyland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
New Britain (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain New Britain is located in Bucks County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <2>
Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Edgemont (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Edgemont is located in Delaware County Green Countrie Village (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Countrie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Countrie Village Green Countrie Village is located in Delaware County Saint Davids (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Davids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Davids Saint Davids is located in Delaware County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Davids <2>
Ithan (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan Ithan is located in Delaware County Radnor (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Radnor is located in Delaware County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radnor <2>
Wayne (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Marple (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Marple is located in Delaware County Glen Mills (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Lima (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Lima is located in Delaware County Broomall (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broomall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomall Broomall is located in Delaware County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomall <2>
Allgates (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates Allgates is located in Delaware County Montrose Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village Montrose Village is located in Delaware County Chester Heights (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Heights Chester Heights is located in Delaware County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,751 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester Heights <2>
Indiana County
Ernest (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Ernest is located in Indiana County Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Lancaster County
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Beartown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Beartown is located in Lancaster County Churchtown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Meadville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Meadville is located in Lancaster County Christiana (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Gap (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Gap is located in Lancaster County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap <2>
Buyerstown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buyerstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County East Earl (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Smyrna (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smyrna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Smyrna is located in Lancaster County Blue Ball (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Kinzers (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinzers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzers Kinzers is located in Lancaster County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinzers <2>
Ninepoints (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ninepoints. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County Lehigh County
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Hosensack (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hosensack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack Hosensack is located in Lehigh County Powder Valley (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Colonial Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County Rampart Ridge (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rampart Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County Port Providence (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence Port Providence is located in Montgomery County Audubon (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Brandywine Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandywine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County Gulph Mills Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulph Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County King - of - Prussia (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Gulph Mills (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Forge Spring Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forge Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Spring Village Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County Bryn Mawr (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Mingo (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Mingo is located in Montgomery County Bridgeport (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Jeffersonville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County Philadelphia County
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Roxborough (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County Manayunk (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Allen Lane (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen Lane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Chestnut Hill (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County Upsal (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upsal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Bartram Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartram Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Germantown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Germantown is located in Philadelphia County University City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for University City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City University City is located in Philadelphia County Philadelphia (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Pittville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville Pittville is located in Philadelphia County Somerville ‑ Historic(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Somerville is located in Philadelphia County Southwest Center City (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Wayne Junction (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Analine Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Analine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Aniline Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Arden (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Arden is located in New Castle County (DE) Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <2>
Carpenter (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) White Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Whites Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Ardencroft (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardencroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Ardentown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Claymont Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claymont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Claymont (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Talleyville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyville Talleyville is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talleyville <2>
Windy Bush (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Centreville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Cecil County (MD)
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Appleton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD) Andora (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora Andora is located in Cecil County (MD) Fair Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Iron Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iron Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Old Line Village of Fair Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Line Village of Fair Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Village of Fair Hill Old Line Village of Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) West Creek Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Winding Brook Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Riverton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Cinnaminson (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Maple Shade (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Riverside (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Ramblewood (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Beverly (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Greentree Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Camden (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Ablett Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ablett Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Morgan Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Gloucester City (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Wood - Lynne (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
Brooklawn (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Pennsauken (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Colwick (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ) Golden Triangle (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Westmont (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
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.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Cherry Hill (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Glendora (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ) Cherry Hill Mall (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill Mall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County (NJ) Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Bridgeport (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Cooper (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Gibbstown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Red Bank (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Beckett (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Thorofare (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Mickleton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Parkville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) North Woodbury (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Woodbury (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Centre City (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Oak Valley (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Cooper Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Carneys Point (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carneys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Auburn (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Pennsville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Pointers (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ) Portertown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Acton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Whig Lane (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whig Lane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colonial Way, see our County-by-County Page for Colonial Way .
Cemeteries Near Colonial Way ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial Way.
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 Colonial Way covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Paoli Memorial Grounds (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paoli Memorial Grounds Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paoli Memorial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> St. Monicas Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Monicas Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Monicas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
East Goshen Bible Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Goshen Bible Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Goshen Bible Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Salem Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Immaculata Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculata Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculata Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> St. Davids Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Haym Salomon Memorial Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Philadelphia Memorial Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Bible Baptist Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bible Baptist Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bible Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Valley Friends Meeting Burial Ground (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Ebenezer AME Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer AME Cemetery Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ebenezer AME Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> The Ebenezer AME Cemetery has also been known as:
Chester Valley AME Cemetery Valley Hill Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351899 <4>
Chestnut Grove Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 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.<5>
While we didn't find Colonial Way in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colonial Way.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colonial Way, with the one closest to Colonial Way listed first.
Green Tree (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Green Tree is located in Chester County Duffryn Mawr (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duffryn Mawr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Lees (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Lees is located in Chester County Daylesford (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daylesford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylesford Daylesford is located in Chester County Paoli (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Malvern (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
Sugartown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown Sugartown is located in Chester County Whitehorse (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Whitehorse is located in Chester County Leopard (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Leopard is located in Chester County Berwyn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Berwyn is located in Chester County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <2>
Howellville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellville Howellville is located in Chester County Paoli Road (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Road Paoli Road is located in Chester County Continue List (14 more) ...
Goshenville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshenville Goshenville is located in Chester County Cedar Hollow (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hollow Cedar Hollow is located in Chester County Devon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colonial Way. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colonial Way .
Newspapers Published in Colonial Way ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Way.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Way, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Way.
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 Colonial Way:
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 Cecil County Burlington 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 Colonial Way. 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> 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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. 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 . 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 Way, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Colonial Way) to Point B.