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 Krocksville (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 Krocksville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Krocksville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Krocksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Krocksville:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Krocksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Wescosville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Wennersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
- Chapman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Ancient Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Stetlersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Orefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alburtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macungie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emmaus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Rittenhouse Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Topton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Huffs Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Hinterleiter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Eagle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Grimville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Steinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Hilltop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Zionhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Milford Square
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Shelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Passer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Springtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richlandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Trumbauersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Hazard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Bowmanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Ashfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Parryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Weissport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Lehighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Kenilworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Fricks Lock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Bucktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Slonaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coventryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pughtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Seven Stars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Kresgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McMichael
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Palm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pleasant Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Anise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Gilbertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Perkiomenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- North Catasauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Northampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Kreidersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Howertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Weaversville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hellertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Franks Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Andreas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- New Ringgold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Port Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Coaldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Deer Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Hometown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Tamaqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Hughesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- West Portal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Baptistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Barbertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Idell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Pattenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Raven Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Warren Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Asbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Krocksville, see our County-by-County Page for Krocksville.
Cemeteries Near Krocksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Krocksville.
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 Krocksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Krocksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UCC Cemetery
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Fogelsville
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Zion Cemetery
- The Lehigh Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973095 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Emmaus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #587280 <2>
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keneseth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgenland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgenland Cemetery
- The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morganland Cemetery
- Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <2>
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 Krocksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Krocksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Krocksville, with the one closest to Krocksville listed first.
- East Texas
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wescosville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Litzenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
- Trexlertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Chapman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Haines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Stetlersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Fogelsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Breinigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Alburtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lockridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lockridge is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
- Macungie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Krocksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Krocksville.
Newspapers Published in Krocksville ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Krocksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Krocksville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Krocksville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Krocksville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill 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> | 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 Krocksville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Krocksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |