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 Kratz (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 Kratz. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Kratz is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Kratz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kratz:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Kratz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Perkiomenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woxall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woxall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woxall
- Green Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zieglersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salfordville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salfordville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salfordville
- Obelisk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Delphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Shirks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
- Anise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Hoppenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Neiffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Boyertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bechtelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Colebrookdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Indian Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Ironstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Huffs Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Landis Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Red Lion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Amity Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Argus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Derstines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Sellersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trumbauersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selsie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Milford Square
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Rich Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Fairhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Silverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Perkasie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Center is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Fricks Lock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Kenilworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- South Pottstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Seven Stars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Slonaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Phoenixville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sheeder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Pickering
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Bucktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Pughtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Radnor Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Davids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ithan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Green Countrie Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montrose Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Haverford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Edgemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Haverford Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Broomall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Churchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Hosensack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Dillingerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Zionsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Limeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Hensingersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Coopersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Macungie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emmaus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alburtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ancient Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Friedensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Leithsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Hellertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seidersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Wassergass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Freemansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Steel City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Lower Saucon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- North Catasauqua
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Wagnerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roxborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Allen Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Manayunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Upsal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Pittville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fern Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Raven Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Idell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Prallsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville
- Rosemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Barbertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Hughesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Lambertville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Baptistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Everittstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Locktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sergeantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
- Sand Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Warren Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Phillipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kratz, see our County-by-County Page for Kratz.
Cemeteries Near Kratz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kratz.
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 Kratz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kratz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Evangelical Congregation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eden Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Harleysville.
- The Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Creek Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241186 <3>
- Shalkop Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalkop Burial Ground
- The Shalkop Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Antes Cemetery
- Antes - Shalkop Burial Ground
- Keelys Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salford Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Swamp United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Hollowbush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521127 <3>
- Falkner Swamp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falker Swamp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44837 <3>
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Harley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franconia Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kratz had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kratz, with the one closest to Kratz listed first.
- Hendricks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Perkiomenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salford
- Woxall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woxall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woxall
- Sumneytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Obelisk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Zieglersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salfordville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salfordville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salfordville
- Bergey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bergey is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergey
- Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frederick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Delphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Anise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kratz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kratz.
Newspapers Published in Kratz ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kratz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kratz, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kratz.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kratz:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kratz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kratz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |