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 Germansville (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 Germansville. 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 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.
Germansville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Germansville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germansville:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Germansville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Lochland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Newside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Slatedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Friedens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schnecksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Weidasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Stines Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Stony Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Quaker City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Eagle Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Hancock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Kutztown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Topton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Steinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Passer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Shelly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Milford Square
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Springtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Richlandtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Quakertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Ashfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Kittatinny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Hazard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Mertz Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Parryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bowmanstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- New Mahoning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lehighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jim Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Hazleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ebervale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Freeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Highlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- West Hazleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- White Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Kresgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Long Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reeders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pocono Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Palm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Hoppenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- New Hanover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Cherryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Weaversville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Arndts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Franks Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Andreas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Coaldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- New Ringgold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Hometown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- McKeansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Tamaqua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Port Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lake
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Hughesville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Warren Glen
(30 miles [48.3 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 Germansville, see our County-by-County Page for Germansville.
Cemeteries Near Germansville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germansville.
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 Germansville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germansville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Millers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slatedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schnecksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
- The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashfield Cemetery
- Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Morgenland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgenland Cemetery
- The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morganland Cemetery
- Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stony Run.
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335558 <2>
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Indianland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery is located in Lehighton.
- The Gnaden Huetten Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huetten Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45156 <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 Germansville had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Germansville, with the one closest to Germansville listed first.
- Saegersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saegersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegersville
- Lochland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- New Tripoli
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mosserville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mosserville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosserville
- Switzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Switzer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Slatedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Werleys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Werleys Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werleys Corner
- Newhard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newhard is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhard
- Custer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Lynnport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lyon Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
- Germans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Weidasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germansville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germansville.
Newspapers Published in Germansville ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germansville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Germansville, 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 Germansville.
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 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 Germansville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Luzerne 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 Germansville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Germansville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |