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 Fairoaks (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 Fairoaks. 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.
Fairoaks is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Fairoaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairoaks:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Fairoaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Hatboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blair Mill Village East
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blair Mill Village West
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horsham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meetinghouse Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Clearbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clearbrook Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Jamestown Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Heaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
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- The Meadows of Horsham Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shoemak Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoemak Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roslyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
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- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Boyertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bechtelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
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- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Colebrookdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
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- Indian Springs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ironstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
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- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
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- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Warminster Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
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- Warminster Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
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- County Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
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- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
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- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
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- Ivyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
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- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
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- Warrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grenoble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grenoble is located in Bucks County
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- Richboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
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- Rushland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Strafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford is located in Chester County
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- Berwyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Devon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leopard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leopard is located in Chester County
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- Phoenixville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Corner is located in Chester County
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- Duffryn Mawr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
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- Green Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County
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- Lees
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lees is located in Chester County
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- Paoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
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- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Haverford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haverford Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
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- Montrose Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
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- Radnor Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
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- Radnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allgates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
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- Ithan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
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- Llanerch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Llanerch is located in Delaware County
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- Millbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Saint Davids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansdowne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Coopersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hosensack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
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- Dillingerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
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- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Limeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
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- Zionsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friedensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
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- Old Zionsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
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- Powder Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
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- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Leithsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
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- Wassergass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
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- Lower Saucon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
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- Hellertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
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- Milestown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
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- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Lane Station is located in Philadelphia County
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- Pittville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Bustleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County
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- Chestnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
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- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
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- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
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- Crescentville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fern Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
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- McCartersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCartersville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Allen Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
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- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Analine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Aniline Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Carpenter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- White Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Whites Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Cinnaminson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Willingboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Maple Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Roebling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Kinkora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Ramblewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Greentree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Hainesport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Delair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Ablett Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Pennsauken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Colwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Cherry Hill Mall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Cherry Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Golden Triangle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Wood - Lynne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Morgan Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Barclay - Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Ellisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Erlton - Ellisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Erlton - Ellisburg is located in Camden County (NJ)
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- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- North Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Thorofare
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Almonesson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Cooper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Westcotville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Gibbstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Parkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Mantua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Oak Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Wenonah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wenonah is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Centre City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Raven Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Lambertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Prallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Rosemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Idell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Sergeantsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Barbertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Linvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Snydertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Locktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Sand Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Larisons Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Baptistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Mercer County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Titusville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- West Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Bear Tavern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Ewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Parkway Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Eldridge Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Warner Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- White Horse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Mercerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Princessville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Middlesex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Plainsboro Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
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- Plainsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
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- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
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- Monmouth County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Polhemustown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Somerset County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Skillman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Harlingen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Woodfern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairoaks, see our County-by-County Page for Fairoaks.
Cemeteries Near Fairoaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairoaks.
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 Fairoaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairoaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Hatboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hatboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45046 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roslyn.
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ardsley Burial Park Cemetery
- Ardsley Burial Park
- Ardsley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45092 <2>
- Paper Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Neshaminy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitemarsh Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abington Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shalom Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitemarsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rockledge.
- The St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fox Chase Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997475 <2>
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 Fairoaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairoaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairoaks, with the one closest to Fairoaks listed first.
- Hatboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horsham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dreshertowne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dreshertowne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreshertowne
- Heaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Fulmor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fulmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmor
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warminster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrettown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrettown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrettown
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Rubicam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rubicam is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicam
- Terwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terwood
- Paper Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- County Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Davisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davisville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairoaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairoaks.
Newspapers Published in Fairoaks ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairoaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairoaks, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairoaks.
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 Fairoaks:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lehigh County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- New Castle County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Somerset 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 Fairoaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairoaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |