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 Fetterville (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 Fetterville. 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 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.
Fetterville is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Fetterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fetterville:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Fetterville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- East Earl
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Churchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weaverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Terre Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Red Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Buyerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Bareville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Morgantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Alleghenyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Joanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Plowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Adamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Beckersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Kenneys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Angelica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Geigertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Scarlets Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Flying Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Suplee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Compass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Dampman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Birdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Cupola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Isabella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Elverson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Cedar Knoll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Edgemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Glen Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Stricklerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Newmanstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cornwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Bramcote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Royersford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Gilbertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Goram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Slab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- East Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Airville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Kyleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- New Bridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Susquehanna Trails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Hockessin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- York Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Yorklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Cokesbury Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- Mendenhall Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Mount Cuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Pike Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Blake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Mason Dixon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sylmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Blue Ball Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Calvert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Rising Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Fair Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Andora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fetterville, see our County-by-County Page for Fetterville.
Cemeteries Near Fetterville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fetterville.
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 Fetterville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fetterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Lichty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conestoga Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Caernarvon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Gordonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <3>
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fetterville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fetterville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fetterville, with the one closest to Fetterville listed first.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Goodville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
- East Earl
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Churchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Hermitage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hermitage
- Weaverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Terre Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Honey Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Groffdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Groffdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groffdale
- Cains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cains is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fetterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fetterville.
Newspapers Published in Fetterville ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fetterville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fetterville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fetterville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fetterville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Cecil 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fetterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fetterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |