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 Frystown (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 Frystown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Frystown 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 Frystown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frystown:
- Berks County (The home county of Frystown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Wintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Schubert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- New Schaefferstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Strausstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bernville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Shartlesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robesonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Locustdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Numidia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Shellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Bachmanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Manadahill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Erdman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Carsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Gratz
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Cocalico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Brickerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hopeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Blainsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Elm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Brunnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Greble
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Myerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Bunker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Lehigh County
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Locust Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Alaska
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Gowen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Leck Kill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Marshallton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Natalie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Marstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Moyers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Beuchler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Suedberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Ravine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Echo Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Summit Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Lorberry Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Friedensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Goldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Marsh Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- York Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frystown, see our County-by-County Page for Frystown.
Cemeteries Near Frystown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frystown.
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 Frystown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frystown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frantz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zeiglers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <2>
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gunkles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Frystown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frystown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frystown, with the one closest to Frystown listed first.
- Crosskill Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskill Mills
- Greble
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Aetna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Hamlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamlin is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Wintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Rehrersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Myerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Schubert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frystown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frystown.
Newspapers Published in Frystown ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frystown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frystown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frystown.
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 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 Frystown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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 Frystown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frystown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |