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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 Kirby Woods (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 Kirby Woods. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Kirby Woods is located in Chester 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 Chester County: New Castle (DE), Cecil (MD), Berks, Delaware, Lancaster & Montgomery.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Kirby Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Fern Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Fern Hill is located in Chester County
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    • Caswallen
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Caswallen is located in Chester County
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    • Suburban Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Suburban Village is located in Chester County
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    • West Goshen
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • West Goshen is located in Chester County
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    • West Chester
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coventry Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coventry Village is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
    • Exton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ship Road
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ship Road is located in Chester County
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    • Whitford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitford is located in Chester County
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    • Sconnelltown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sconnelltown is located in Chester County
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    • Green Lane Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
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    • Ackworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ackworth is located in Chester County
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    • Birmingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Birmingham is located in Chester County
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  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Kenneys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenneys is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
    • Bally
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Geigertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Geigertown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
    • Joanna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Joanna is located in Berks County
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    • Morgantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Morgan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Amity Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
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    • Monocacy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
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    • Scarlets Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
    • Ironstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
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    • Birdsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colebrookdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
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    • Beckersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Beckersville is located in Berks County
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  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Argus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Argus is located in Bucks County
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    • Derstines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Derstines is located in Bucks County
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    • Fairhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairhill is located in Bucks County
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      • Fairhill has also been known as:
      • Schnabletown
      • Snoveltown
    • Chalfont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Warminster Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Glen Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgemont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Edgemont is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
    • Chester Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lima
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lima is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Aston Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
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    • Chelsea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chelsea is located in Delaware County
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    • Garnet Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Riddle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
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    • Rockdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Green Countrie Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marple
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Marple is located in Delaware County
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    • Media
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Media is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <1>
    • Elwyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elwyn is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Christiana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Beartown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beartown is located in Lancaster County
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    • Meadville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadville is located in Lancaster County
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    • Churchtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Buyerstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
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    • Ninepoints
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • East Earl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kinzers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ball
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Terre Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaverland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Port Providence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
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    • Colonial Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
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    • Mingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
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    • Audubon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • King - of - Prussia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Royersford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Brandywine Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
    • Gulph Mills Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
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    • Rampart Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
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    • Bryn Mawr
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Forge Spring Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
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    • Gulph Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Norriton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Norriton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norriton
  • Philadelphia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Bartram Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Manayunk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
    • Roxborough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
    • Chestnut Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • University City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Upsal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
    • Allen Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
    • Southwest Center City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
    • Germantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Philadelphia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Somerville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Wayne Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Centreville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Talleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Winterthur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Montchanin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Cuba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Rockland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Yorklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Arden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ardencroft
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Carpenter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Appleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Fair Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
    • Old Line Village of Fair Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Andora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
    • Bank ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Barksdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
    • Blake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Elk Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • West Creek Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
    • Winding Brook Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
    • Cherry Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Blue Ball Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Brooklawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
    • Gloucester City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
    • Morgan Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Wood - Lynne
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Pennsauken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
    • Delair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
    • Glendora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Westmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Blackwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
    • Cherry Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
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    • Colwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Gibbstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Beckett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Red Bank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Thorofare
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
    • Mickleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
    • Parkville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Woodbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
    • Mullica Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
    • North Woodbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
    • Centre City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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    • Mantua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirby Woods, with the one closest to Kirby Woods listed first.
    • Carneys Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Pennsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Pointers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Acton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Portertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Penton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Riddleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Whig Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane

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

Cemeteries Near Kirby Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirby Woods.

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 Kirby Woods - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
    • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex has also been known as:
    • Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery
    • Oaklands Cemetery Annex
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44579 <2>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oakland Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Friends Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Friends Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
    • The Oakland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Friends Burial Ground
    • West Chester Orthodox Friends Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150516 <2>
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hicksite Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rolling Green Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bible Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oaklands Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklands Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45667 <2>
  • Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • East Goshen Bible Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (425 more) ...

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 Kirby Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kirby Woods.

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

  • Fern Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fern Hill is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
  • West Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Hill is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Kirkland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kirkland is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Exton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Milltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Goshenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshenville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshenville
  • Glenloch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenloch is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Whitford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitford is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
  • Bradford Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford Hills is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Hills
  • Ship Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ship Road is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Road
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Marshallton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marshallton is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
    • Wawaset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wawaset is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset
    • Lenape
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lenape is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape

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

Newspapers Published in Kirby Woods ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirby Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirby Woods, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirby Woods.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kirby Woods:

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 Kirby Woods, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirby Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.