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 Fredericksville (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 Fredericksville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fredericksville 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 Fredericksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredericksville:
Berks County (The home county of Fredericksville)
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Sally Ann ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Sally Ann is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann Landis Store (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Landis Store is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store Huffs Church (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Huffs Church is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church Rittenhouse Gap (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap Hancock (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Hancock is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Topton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Lobachsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Lobachsville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville Dryville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Dryville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville Red Lion (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Red Lion is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion Hinterleiter (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Hinterleiter is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter Lyon Station (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Lyon Station is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station Dale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Dale is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Pikeville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Pikeville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Steinsburg (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Steinsburg is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg Milford Square (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Milford Square is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square Zionhill (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Zionhill is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill Hilltop (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Hilltop is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Shelly (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Shelly is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly Trumbauersville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Argus (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Argus is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus Quakertown (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Rich Hill (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Rich Hill is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Passer (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Passer is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer Richlandtown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Pullen (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Pullen is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen 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 Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Ashfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Ashfield is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield Germans (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Germans is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans Hazard (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Hazard is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard Kittatinny (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Kittatinny is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny Bowmanstown (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
New Mahoning (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
New Mahoning is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning Palmerton (24 miles [38.6 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Mertz Town is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town Parryville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Weissport (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Lehighton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Little Gap (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Little Gap is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap Jonesville (28 miles [45.1 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 Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Pottstown Landing (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing South Pottstown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
South Pottstown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown Kenilworth (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Kenilworth is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth Fricks Lock (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Fricks Lock is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock Parker Ford (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Parker Ford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford Bucktown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Bucktown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown Coventryville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Coventryville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville Knauertown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Knauertown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown Pughtown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Pughtown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown Slonaker (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Slonaker is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker Seven Stars (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Seven Stars is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars Spring City (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Elverson (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Lancaster County
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Blainsport (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Blainsport is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport Churchtown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Red Run (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Red Run is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Terre Hill (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Beartown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Beartown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Denver (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Reamstown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Blue Ball (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Cocalico (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Cocalico is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico East Earl (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Stevens (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Weaverland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Weaverland is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland Lebanon County
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Newmanstown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Sheridan (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Sheridan is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Stricklerstown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown Richland (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Lehigh County
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Hensingersville (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville Alburtis (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Powder Valley (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley New Smithville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
New Smithville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville Wallner ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Wallner is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner Ancient Oaks (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks Macungie (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Old Zionsville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville Zionsville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Hynemansville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville Seipstown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Seipstown is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown Weisenberg (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg Chapman (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Chapman is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Palm (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Congo (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Congo is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo Fruitville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Fruitville is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville East Greenville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Pennsburg (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Gilbertsville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Pleasant Run (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Anise (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Anise is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise Red Hill (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Halfway House (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Halfway House is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House New Hanover (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Fagleysville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville Hoppenville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville Northampton County
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
North Catasauqua (18 miles [29 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 (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Seidersville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Seidersville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville Star Village (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Star Village is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village Leithsville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Leithsville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville Lockport (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Lockport is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Bethlehem (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Hanover (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Hanover is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Hellertown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Howertown (20 miles [32.2 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Weaversville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville Freemansburg (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Kreidersville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Kreidersville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville Schuylkill County
The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Port Clinton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Mantz (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Mantz is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz Andreas (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Rauschs (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs Rene Mont (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont Deer Lake (22 miles [35.4 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
New Ringgold (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Auburn (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
McKeansburg (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg Jefferson (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Landingville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Landingville is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Orwigsburg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Aucheys (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys Hunterdon County (NJ)
Hughesville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredericksville, see our County-by-County Page for Fredericksville .
Cemeteries Near Fredericksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredericksville.
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 Fredericksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredericksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Topton Union Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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>
Mountain Marys Grave (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Huff Union Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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>
Rauch Hertzog Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Longswamp Union Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
St. Pauls Union Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Union Cemetery of Bowers (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
St. Pauls Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Hill Church Union Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Weller Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (375 more) ...
Lesher Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Zion Church Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Friedens Church Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oley . The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
Friedens Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211517 <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 Fredericksville had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredericksville, with the one closest to Fredericksville listed first.
Landis Store (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Landis Store is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store Topton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Lobachsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Lobachsville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville Huffs Church (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Huffs Church is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church Rittenhouse Gap (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap Longswamp (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Longswamp is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp Mertztown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Hancock (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Hancock is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Dryville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Dryville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville New Jerusalem (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
New Jerusalem is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem Pikeville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Pikeville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Dale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Dale is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Continue List (20 more) ...
Hinterleiter (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Hinterleiter is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter Seisholtzville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Seisholtzville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seisholtzville Red Lion (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Red Lion is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredericksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredericksville .
Newspapers Published in Fredericksville ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fredericksville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Fredericksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Fredericksville:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Berks County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bucks County Carbon County Chester County Lancaster County Lebanon County Lehigh County Montgomery County Northampton County Schuylkill County Hunterdon County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredericksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Berks County: https://www.berkspa.gov/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Fredericksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Fredericksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.