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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 Hinkletown (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 Hinkletown. 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 Hinkletown ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Henkletown.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.

Below are the counties that are near Hinkletown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinkletown:

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Hinkletown)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.
    • Adamstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
      • Adamstown is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Adamstown has also been known as:
      • Adamschteddel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <2>
    • Alleghenyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Angelica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angelica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
      • Angelica is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angelica
      • From Hinkletown to Angelica
    • Mohnton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohnton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnton
      • Mohnton is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohnton <2>
    • Morgantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Morgan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Phoebe Berks Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoebe Berks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebe Berks Village
      • Phoebe Berks Village is located in Berks County
    • Wernersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beckersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Plowville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Joanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Freemanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cambridge
      • From Hinkletown to Cambridge
    • Honey Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Brook
      • Honey Brook is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Brook <2>
    • Suplee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Compass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dampman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Birdell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
      • Birdell is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birdell
      • From Hinkletown to Birdell
    • Cupola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cupola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cupola
      • From Hinkletown to Cupola
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Hinkletown to Rockville
    • Elverson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Isabella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isabella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isabella
      • From Hinkletown to Isabella
    • Atglen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
      • Lenover is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lenover
      • From Hinkletown to Lenover
  • Dauphin County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.
    • Johnstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Schaefferstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stricklerstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newmanstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <2>
    • Sheridan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From Hinkletown to Sheridan
    • Miners Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
      • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burd Coleman Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burd Coleman Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
      • Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
    • Cornwall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
    • Myerstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Quentin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.
    • Moyers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moyers
      • From Hinkletown to Moyers
    • Summit Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aucheys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aucheys
      • From Hinkletown to Aucheys
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Lake Wynonah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Port Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
    • Marstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.
    • East Prospect
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
      • East Prospect is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Wrightsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Craley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Goram
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
      • Goram is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goram
      • From Hinkletown to Goram
    • New Bridgeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Airville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
      • Kyleville is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kyleville
      • From Hinkletown to Kyleville
    • Slab
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorkana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
      • Yorkana is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Bittersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
      • Hallam is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
    • Castle Fin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.
    • Mason Dixon Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Dixon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
      • Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Rock Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sylmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylmar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
      • Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylmar
      • From Hinkletown to Sylmar
    • Bald Friar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bald Friar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
      • Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bald Friar
      • From Hinkletown to Bald Friar

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinkletown, see our County-by-County Page for Hinkletown.

Cemeteries Near Hinkletown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinkletown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinkletown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hinkletown had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinkletown, with the one closest to Hinkletown listed first.

  • Fairmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Lancaster County
  • Vogansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vogansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogansville
    • Vogansville is located in Lancaster County
  • Martindale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Martindale is located in Lancaster County
  • Hahnstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hahnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnstown
    • Hahnstown is located in Lancaster County
  • Farmersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Murrell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell
    • Murrell is located in Lancaster County
  • Groffdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groffdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groffdale
    • Groffdale is located in Lancaster County
  • New Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaverland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaverland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
    • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Weaverland
    • From Hinkletown to Weaverland
  • Terre Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Red Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
    • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Run
    • From Hinkletown to Red Run
  • Ephrata
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinkletown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinkletown.

Newspapers Published in Hinkletown ...

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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinkletown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinkletown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hinkletown.

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 Hinkletown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinkletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hinkletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Hinkletown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinkletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1484, Longitude: -76.1216    









 

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