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 East Fogelsville (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 East Fogelsville. 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 East Fogelsville ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Fogelsville: E. Fogelsville
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 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.
East Fogelsville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near East Fogelsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Fogelsville:
- Lehigh County (The home county of East Fogelsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Chapman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapman is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallner was located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Wescosville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weidasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weidasville is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Orefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Ancient Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ancient Oaks is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Seipstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seipstown is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Stetlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stetlersville is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Wennersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wennersville is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
- Hynemansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hynemansville is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weisenberg is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Schofer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Red Lion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hinterleiter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Topton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Rittenhouse Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Grimville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Huffs Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Kutztown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Krumsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Steinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Passer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Milford Square
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Pullen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Springtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richlandtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Ashfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Germans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Bowmanstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Parryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Mertz Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- New Mahoning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- South Pottstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Fricks Lock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Bucktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Slonaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knauertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pughtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Seven Stars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Luzerne County
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley was located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Kresgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Palm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- East Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pleasant Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Hoppenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Anise
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Gilbertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- North Catasauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Northampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Kreidersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Weaversville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Seidersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Berlinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Andreas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Rauschs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Port Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Deer Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Tamaqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Hughesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Fogelsville, see our County-by-County Page for East Fogelsville.
Cemeteries Near East Fogelsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Fogelsville.
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 East Fogelsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Fogelsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UCC Cemetery
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Fogelsville
- Morgenland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgenland Cemetery
- The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morganland Cemetery
- Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <2>
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Zion Cemetery
- The Lehigh Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973095 <2>
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keneseth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schnecksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longswamp Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 East Fogelsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Fogelsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Fogelsville, with the one closest to East Fogelsville listed first.
- Fogelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapman is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Laros ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laros was located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laros
- Haines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haines is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Litzenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Litzenberg is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallner was located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Trexlertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Claussville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claussville is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Breinigsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Weidasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weidasville is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Wescosville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Orefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lockridge is also located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Fogelsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Fogelsville.
Newspapers Published in East Fogelsville ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Fogelsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Fogelsville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Fogelsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 East Fogelsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon 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 East Fogelsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Fogelsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |