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 Halfway House (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 Halfway House. 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 Halfway House ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Half Way House.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halfway House. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halfway House.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Halfway House is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Halfway House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halfway House:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Halfway House)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Pottstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pottsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Pottsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- New Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Fagleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Congo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Neiffer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Anise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Colebrookdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Boyertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amity Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bechtelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Bally
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Griesemersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Monocacy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Birdsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Argus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Milford Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Trumbauersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Derstines
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Sellersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Fairhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Perkasie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Quakertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- South Pottstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Fricks Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Slonaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Pughtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Seven Stars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Saint Davids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Green Countrie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Broomall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haverford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Churchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- East Earl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Terre Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Red Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Reamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blainsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Newmanstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Hensingersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hosensack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Alburtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dillingerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Old Zionsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macungie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Limeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Emmaus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Leithsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Hellertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- North Catasauqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Northampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freemansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lower Saucon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Roxborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Chestnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Allen Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Manayunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Upsal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Pittville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Schuylkill County
- Port Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halfway House, see our County-by-County Page for Halfway House.
Cemeteries Near Halfway House ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halfway House.
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 Halfway House - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halfway House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fritz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Falkner Swamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falker Swamp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44837 <2>
- Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Swamp United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Hollowbush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521127 <2>
- New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Halfway House in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halfway House.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halfway House, with the one closest to Halfway House listed first.
- Colebrookdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Stowe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Oley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Pottstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greshville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greshville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshville
- Bramcote
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Kenilworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Sanatoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Worman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worman is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worman
- Douglassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halfway House. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halfway House.
Newspapers Published in Halfway House ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halfway House.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halfway House, 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 Halfway House.
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 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 Halfway House:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- Schuylkill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Halfway House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Halfway House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |