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 Farmington (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 Farmington. 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.
Farmington is located in Berks 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Farmington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmington:
- Berks County (The home county of Farmington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Topton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Eagle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Lyon Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Kutztown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grimville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Dryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Steinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- 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
- Passer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Trumbauersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quakertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richlandtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Argus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Pullen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Rich Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Richland Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Richland Center is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Ashfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Kittatinny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Bowmanstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Palmerton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Mertz Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Parryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- South Pottstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Fricks Lock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Bucktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pughtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Slonaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Spring City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Nantmeal Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Lancaster County
- Blainsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Alburtis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Ancient Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Seipstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Hynemansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Hensingersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Macungie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wescosville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weidasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Walbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Kresgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Palm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- East Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pennsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Hoppenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- New Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- North Catasauqua
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Lockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howertown
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Weaversville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Kreidersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Berlinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Andreas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Port Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Deer Lake
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Landingville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Orwigsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Hughesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmington, see our County-by-County Page for Farmington.
Cemeteries Near Farmington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmington.
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 Farmington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Topton Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topton Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topton.
- The Topton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Topton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992380 <2>
- Longswamp Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery of Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Bowers
- The Union Cemetery of Bowers has also been known as:
- Bowers Cemetery
- Christ DeLong's Cemetery
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huff Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huff Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Huffs Church
- The Huff Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huff Union Church Cemetery
- Huff's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Huff's Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45157 <2>
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Rauch Hertzog Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview 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 Farmington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Mertztown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maxatawny
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maxatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxatawny
- Topton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Longswamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
- Shamrock Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
- Breinigsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schofer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Alburtis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trexlertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Laros ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laros
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Rittenhouse Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmington.
Newspapers Published in Farmington ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmington, 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 Farmington.
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 helpful 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 Farmington:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh 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 Farmington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Farmington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |