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 Knauers (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 Knauers. 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 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.
Knauers is located in Berks 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Knauers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knauers:
- Berks County (The home county of Knauers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Alleghenyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Mohnton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angelica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Tallowyck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Freemanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Adamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Beckersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Shillington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flying Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Kenhorst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Plowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Elverson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Dampman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Honey Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Cupola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Isabella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Birdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Knauertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Compass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Coventryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Red Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Terre Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Churchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weaverland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Stevens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Blue Ball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinkletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Ephrata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Newmanstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Myerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Cornwall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miners Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- New Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Alburtis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hynemansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Stines Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Weisenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Ancient Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Hosensack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Macungie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Seipstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Bramcote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Gilbertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Congo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Fagleysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- New Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Royersford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Port Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Summit Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Lake Wynonah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Moyers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Deer Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Landingville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Schuylkill Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Friedensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cressona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knauers, see our County-by-County Page for Knauers.
Cemeteries Near Knauers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knauers.
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 Knauers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knauers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wyomissing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mohnsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shomre Habrith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kesher Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesher Zion Cemetery
- The Kesher Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kesher Zion Congregation Memorial Grounds
- Kisher Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #348729 <2>
- Yocums Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plow Church Cemetery
- Robeson Cemetery
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Knauers had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knauers, with the one closest to Knauers listed first.
- Angelica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Gouglersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
- Bowmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Swartzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
- Beckersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Grill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
- Shillington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fritztown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fritztown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritztown
- Vinemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vinemont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
- Red Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Terre Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seyfert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seyfert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
- Ridgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knauers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knauers.
Newspapers Published in Knauers ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knauers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knauers, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knauers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Knauers:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery 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 Knauers, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knauers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |