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 Five Locks (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 Five Locks. 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.
Five Locks 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 Five Locks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Locks:
- Berks County (The home county of Five Locks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Berne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Shoemakersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Hamburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centerport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Dauberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Moselem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Leesport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shartlesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Bucks County
- Steinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- New Mahoning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lansford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Germans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Mertz Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Summit Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nesquehoning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Lehighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weissport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmanstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Elverson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Loag
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Coventryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Dampman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Isabella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Bucktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Fricks Lock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Pughtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locustdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Blainsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Cocalico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Hopeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Terre Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Ephrata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brickerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Newmanstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stricklerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Myerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Prescott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Schaefferstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Stines Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- New Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Hynemansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Seipstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Lochland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Weidasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Alburtis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Chapman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Newtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Harwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hazleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Palm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bramcote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Congo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Gilbertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Stowe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Fruitville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- East Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pottsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Northampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Cherryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Howertown
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Danielsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Alaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Port Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rauschs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Landingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- McKeansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Rene Mont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Orwigsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- New Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Wynonah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Locks, see our County-by-County Page for Five Locks.
Cemeteries Near Five Locks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Locks.
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 Five Locks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Locks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Viewpoint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- St. Peters Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Jerusalem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friedens Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lenhartsville.
- The Friedens Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
- Friedens Reformed UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976374 <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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Five Locks had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Locks, with the one closest to Five Locks listed first.
- Berne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Shoemakersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centerport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Hamburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mohrsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mohrsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrsville
- Dauberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Port Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Moselem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Virginville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- West Leesport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Leesport is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leesport
- Molino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Locks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Locks.
Newspapers Published in Five Locks ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Locks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Locks, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Locks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Five Locks:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Columbia County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill 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 Five Locks, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Five Locks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |