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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 Huffs Church (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 Huffs Church. 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 Huffs Church ...

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.

While the name of this community is Huffs Church, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Huffs Church may originally have been Huff's Church.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Huffs Church might be written as Huff Church.

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

Huffs Church is located in Berks 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.

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

  • Berks County     (The home county of Huffs Church)
  • Bucks County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffs Church, with the one closest to Huffs Church listed first.
    • Ashfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Germans
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germans
      • From Huffs Church to Germans
    • Kittatinny
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hazard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazard
      • From Huffs Church to Hazard
    • Palmerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
      • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
    • Bowmanstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanstown
      • Bowmanstown is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmanstown <4>
    • Mertz Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • Parryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Weissport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissport
      • Weissport is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissport <4>
    • New Mahoning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lehighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffs Church, with the one closest to Huffs Church listed first.
    • Kenilworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • Pottstown Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Pottstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
      • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
    • Fricks Lock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Parker Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bucktown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Slonaker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slonaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
      • Slonaker is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slonaker
      • From Huffs Church to Slonaker
    • Spring City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Coventryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Knauertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pughtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seven Stars
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Chester County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffs Church, with the one closest to Huffs Church listed first.
    • Radnor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
      • Radnor is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radnor <4>
    • Saint Davids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ernest
      • From Huffs Church to Ernest
  • Lancaster County
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffs Church, with the one closest to Huffs Church listed first.
    • Palm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fruitville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Greenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <4>
    • Congo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pennsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg
      • Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsburg <4>
    • Pleasant Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbertsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <4>
    • Anise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
      • Anise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anise
      • From Huffs Church to Anise
    • Hoppenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hanover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Green Lane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane
      • Green Lane is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Lane <4>
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffs Church, with the one closest to Huffs Church listed first.
    • Seidersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
    • Leithsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Catasauqua
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Northampton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hellertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Weaversville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kreidersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Freemansburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Howertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Steel City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
      • Steel City is located in Northampton County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffs Church, with the one closest to Huffs Church listed first.
    • Andreas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mantz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mantz
      • From Huffs Church to Mantz
    • Port Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <4>
    • Rauschs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From Huffs Church to Rauschs
    • Rene Mont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rene Mont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
      • Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rene Mont
      • From Huffs Church to Rene Mont
    • Deer Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • New Ringgold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McKeansburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
      • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
    • Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <4>
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Landingville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Orwigsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Warren County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Huffs Church ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huffs Church.

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 Huffs Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huffs Church, with the one closest to Huffs Church 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Huffs Church had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rittenhouse Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harlem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in Berks County
  • Seisholtzville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seisholtzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seisholtzville
    • Seisholtzville is located in Berks County
  • Landis Store
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Lion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Red Lion is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Lion
    • From Huffs Church to Red Lion
  • Clayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Berks County
  • Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Chapel is located in Berks County
  • Hereford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
    • Hereford is located in Berks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <4>
  • Sigmund
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigmund have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigmund
    • Sigmund is located in Lehigh County
  • Fredericksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksville
    • Fredericksville is located in Berks County
  • Eshbach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Shamrock Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
      • Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
    • Palm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Corning
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Lehigh County

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

Newspapers Published in Huffs Church ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huffs Church.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huffs Church, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huffs Church.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Huffs Church:

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

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

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).
<2>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Huffs Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Huffs Church) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huffs Church. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4462, Longitude: -75.6195    









 

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