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 Exmoor (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 Exmoor. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Exmoor is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Exmoor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Exmoor:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Exmoor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Marstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marstown is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beuchler
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beuchler is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Irving
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Irving is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ravine is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Lorberry Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Suedberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suedberg is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Echo Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joliett is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- East Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Franklin is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tremont is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Keffers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keffers is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Meckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Rehrersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Wintersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Strausstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bernville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Locustdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Numidia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Slabtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shumans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Grovania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Mainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lykens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Erdman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Grantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Carsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Loyalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Manadahill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Hershey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabethville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Cocalico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Brickerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Poplar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Elm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Elstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Hopeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Blainsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Mastersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Brunnerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Greble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Inwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Green Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Heilmandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Avon Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Locust Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Gowen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Alaska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Leck Kill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Marshallton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Natalie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- New Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Dundore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- McKees Half Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Hummels Wharf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Exmoor, see our County-by-County Page for Exmoor.
Cemeteries Near Exmoor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Exmoor.
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 Exmoor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Exmoor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Gunkles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hollernan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manbeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Salem Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Exmoor had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Exmoor, with the one closest to Exmoor listed first.
- Pine Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beuchler
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beuchler is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Irving
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Irving is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ravine is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Stanhope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Lorberry Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Suedberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suedberg is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Meckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joliett is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- De Turksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- De Turksville is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
- Rausch Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rausch Creek is also located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlin is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Crosskill Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskill Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Exmoor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Exmoor.
Newspapers Published in Exmoor ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Exmoor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Exmoor, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Exmoor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Exmoor:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder 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 Exmoor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Exmoor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |