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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 Grays Ferry (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 Grays Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for Grays Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Grays Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1> Grays Ferry may originally have been Gray's Ferry.Grays Ferry might be written as Gray Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grays Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grays Ferry .
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County : Burlington (NJ) , Camden (NJ) , Gloucester (NJ) , Bucks , Delaware & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Grays Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grays Ferry:
Philadelphia County (The home county of Grays Ferry)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
University City (Less than 2 miles to the north)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Southwest Center City (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City Philadelphia (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Bartram Village (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Old City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Old City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Queen Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village Port Richmond (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond Germantown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Manayunk (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Wayne Junction (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Branchtown ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown Lindley Station ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station Allegheny County
Overbrook (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Chestnut Wood Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
County Line (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
County Line is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Johnsville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Johnsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Warminster Heights (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Warminster Village (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Croydon (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Ivyland (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Casey Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Casey Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Churchville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Churchville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Hartsville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Hartsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Hulmeville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Neshaminy ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Neshaminy is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshaminy Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Strafford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Strafford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Devon (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Leopard (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Leopard is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Berwyn (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Whitehorse (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Chesterbrook (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Green Tree (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Green Tree is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Paoli (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Green Lane Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Lees (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Lees is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Malvern (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Millbourne (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Millbourne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
Colwyn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Colwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
Darby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
East Lansdowne (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
Upper Darby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Yeadon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Sharon Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Burmont (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Burmont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont Collingdale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Lansdowne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Addingham (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Addingham is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addingham Aldan (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Aldan is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
Indiana County
Ernest (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Ernest is located in Indiana County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Cynwyd (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd Bala - Cynwyd (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Penn Wynne (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne West Manayunk (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk Narberth (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Ardmore (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Bryn Mawr (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Elkins Park (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Wyndmoor (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Ashmead Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village Cheltenham (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Ryers (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Ryers is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryers New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Analine Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Aniline Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village Carpenter (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Claymont Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
White Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village Whites Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Arden (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Arden is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <2>
Ardencroft (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Ardentown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Holly Oak (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Windy Bush (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Atlantic County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Collings Lakes (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes Hammonton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Hammonton is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Maple Shade (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Riverton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Cinnaminson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Greentree Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Ramblewood (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Marlton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Riverside (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Heritage Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Beverly (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Willingboro (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Hainesport (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport Burlington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Camden (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Ablett Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Morgan Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Gloucester City (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Wood - Lynne (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
Brooklawn (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Pennsauken (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Westmont (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Cherry Hill (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Colwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick Golden Triangle (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Delair (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Delair is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair Cumberland County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Beals Mill (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill Pleasantville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville West Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village Seabrook Farms (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Red Bank (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Thorofare (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare North Woodbury (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury Woodbury (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Parkville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Cooper Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village Westcotville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville Mantua (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Oak Valley (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Almonesson (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson Gibbstown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Mickleton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Mercer County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Somerset (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Parkway Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village Titusville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville Trenton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
West Trenton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Auburn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Whig Lane (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Carneys Point (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Portertown (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Aldine (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine Riddleton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton Shirley (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Shirley is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Olivet (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Olivet is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Acton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Pennsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Penton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Penton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton Alloway (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grays Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Grays Ferry .
Cemeteries Near Grays Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grays Ferry.
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 Grays Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grays Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Woodlands Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Mikveh Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Christ Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Franklins Grave (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Old Cathedral Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Darby Friends Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Friends Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
Darby Friends Burial Ground Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163102 <3>
Friends Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Fernwood Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Holy Cross Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Eden Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
Eden Memorial Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44744 <3>
Continue List (373 more) ...
Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Zion Methodist Meeting House Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185360 <3>
Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Zion Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238321 <3>
Mt. Lawn Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery The Mt. Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
Montlawn Cemetery Mountlawn Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45506 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grays Ferry had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grays Ferry, with the one closest to Grays Ferry listed first.
Schuylkill (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Philadelphia (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Bell Road ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Bell Road is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Road Angora (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Angora is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora Cardington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Cardington is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington Darby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Colwyn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Colwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
Camden (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Fernwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Fernwood is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Yeadon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Upper Darby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Collingdale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Continue List (25 more) ...
Sharon Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Academy (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Academy is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Gloucester City (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grays Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grays Ferry .
Newspapers Published in Grays Ferry ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grays Ferry, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Grays Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Grays Ferry:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Philadelphia County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Bucks County Chester County Delaware County Indiana County Montgomery County New Castle County Atlantic County Burlington County Camden County Cumberland County Gloucester County Mercer County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grays Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Philadelphia County: https://www.phila.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). 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 Grays Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.