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 Leinbachs (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 Leinbachs. 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 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.
Leinbachs 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 Leinbachs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leinbachs:
- Berks County (The home county of Leinbachs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- Rickenbach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Spring Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Laureldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Ontelaunee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Whitfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- South Temple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Temple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dauberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Leesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bucks County
- Steinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- New Mahoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Germans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Lansford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- Elverson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Isabella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Knauertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Loag
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Pottstown Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Cambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cupola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Honey Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Suplee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Kenilworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Coventryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- Blainsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Cocalico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Terre Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Churchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weaverland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Ephrata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Hinkletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- Newmanstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Myerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Greble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- New Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Stines Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Hynemansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Seipstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Alburtis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hensingersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Ancient Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Macungie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Weidasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- West Pottsgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Bramcote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pottsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- New Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Pleasant Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Sanatoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Anise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- Port Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Deer Lake
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Lake Wynonah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Summit Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Landingville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Moyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Orwigsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rauschs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Schuylkill Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cressona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leinbachs, see our County-by-County Page for Leinbachs.
Cemeteries Near Leinbachs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leinbachs.
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 Leinbachs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leinbachs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- Eplers Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplers Church Cemetery
- The Eplers Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Epler's Reformed Church Cemetery
- Epler's United Church of Christ (UCC) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #258552 <2>
- Bern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laureldale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weidman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leesport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Leinbachs had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leinbachs, with the one closest to Leinbachs listed first.
- Muhlenberg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muhlenberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Rickenbach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Cacoosing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cacoosing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacoosing
- Laureldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Ontelaunee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- West Leesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Leesport is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leesport
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Sinking Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bernharts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bernharts is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernharts
- Frush Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frush Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frush Valley
- Temple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Leesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dauberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leinbachs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leinbachs.
Newspapers Published in Leinbachs ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leinbachs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leinbachs, 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 Leinbachs.
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 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 Leinbachs:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne 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 Leinbachs, 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- Leinbachs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |