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 Durham Furnace (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 Durham Furnace. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Durham Furnace is located in Bucks 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 Bucks County: Burlington (NJ), Hunterdon (NJ), Mercer (NJ), Warren (NJ), Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Durham Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Durham Furnace:
- Bucks County (The home county of Durham Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Monroe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Riegelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kintnersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Upper Black Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Uhlerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
- Erwinna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Pullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Strawntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strawntown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawntown
- Richlandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Red Lion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Huffs Church
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Eshbach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bechtelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Topton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Boyertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Little Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Palmerton
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Ashfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Parryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Friedensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Coopersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Allentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catasauqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Limeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Emmaus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Dillingerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Coplay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Rossland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kresgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Delaware Water Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stroudsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Appenzell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- East Stroudsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McMichael
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Telford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Tylersport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Souderton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Franconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Cowpath Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Lower Saucon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Wassergass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Glendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Old Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Easton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
- Steel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Wagnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Hellertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leithsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Baptistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Pattenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- West Portal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Barbertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Jutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Pittstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Idell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Quakertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Locktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Raven Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Mercer County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Titusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- Bear Tavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Mount Rose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- West Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Parkway Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Crestmoore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Long Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Naughright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Hacklebarney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Somerset County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Woodfern
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- North Branch Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Skillman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Bedminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- Gladstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Harlingen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Warren Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Stewartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Asbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Montana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Brass Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Belvidere
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Hazen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Ramseysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Karrsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Durham Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Durham Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Durham Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durham Furnace.
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 Durham Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Durham Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nockamixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raubsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes / Old Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milford Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Easton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Easton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45050 <2>
- Wismer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Tinicum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Durham Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Durham Furnace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Durham Furnace, with the one closest to Durham Furnace listed first.
- Kintnersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Riegelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riegelsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riegelsville
- Riegelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Finesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
- Bursonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bursonville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bursonville
- Carpentersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Raubsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raubsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubsville
- Stouts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Revere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Saucon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bucksville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Upper Black Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Durham Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durham Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Durham Furnace ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durham Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durham Furnace, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durham Furnace.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Durham Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bucks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Morris County
- Somerset 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 Durham Furnace, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durham Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |