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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Pine Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beuchler
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Irving
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Lorberry Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorberry Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Suedberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Echo Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- East Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Keffers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schubert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Rehrersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Wintersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Strausstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
- Locustdale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <1>
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Numidia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Newlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Slabtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Queen City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Catawissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shumans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Grovania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Mainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Lykens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Erdman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Carsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Loyalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Manadahill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manadahill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Brickerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Poplar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Elm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Elstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elstonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Hopeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Blainsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Mastersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Greble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Inwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Lickdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Green Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <1>
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunker Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Heilmandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Avon Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Myerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Gowen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Dooleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Leck Kill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Marshallton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <1>
- Bear Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Natalie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Shamokin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Kulpmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
- Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>
- Trevorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
- Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <1>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <1>
- Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <1>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Port Trevorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Hoffer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Hummels Wharf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
- Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <1>
- Selinsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
- Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <1>
- 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.
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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollernan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollernan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merkey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Manbeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manbeck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Salem Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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.<5>
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Irving
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Stanhope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Stanhope is located in Schuylkill County
- Lorberry Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorberry Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Suedberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Meckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- De Turksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Turksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
- De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
- Rausch Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rausch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
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- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
- Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Hamlin is located in Lebanon County
- Crosskill Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosskill Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskill Mills
- Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County
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]<6>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Exmoor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Exmoor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Exmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5334, Longitude: -76.4119 In this case, the coordinates for Exmoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |