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 Maiden Creek (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 Maiden Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Maiden Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Maiden Creek: Maiden Crk. (or less commonly used: Maiden Ck. or Maiden Cr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 hospitals and 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.
Maiden Creek 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 Maiden Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maiden Creek:
Berks County (The home county of Maiden Creek)
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Georgetown Village (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Georgetown Village is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village Kirbyville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Kirbyville is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville Moselem (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Moselem is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem South Temple (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
South Temple is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple Temple (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Ontelaunee (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Ontelaunee is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee Rickenbach (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Rickenbach is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach Tuckerton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Tuckerton is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton Leesport (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Fleetwood (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Laureldale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Dauberville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Dauberville is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville Shoemakersville (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Steinsburg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Steinsburg is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg Milford Square (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Milford Square is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square Zionhill (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Zionhill is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill Argus (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Argus is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus Hilltop (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Hilltop is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Shelly (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Shelly is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly Trumbauersville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Quakertown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Rich Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Rich Hill is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Passer (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Passer is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer Richlandtown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Carbon County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Germans (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Germans is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans New Mahoning (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
New Mahoning is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning Ashfield (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Ashfield is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield Lansford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Mertz Town (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Mertz Town is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town Kittatinny (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Kittatinny is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny Weissport (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Hazard (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Hazard is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard Lehighton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Summit Hill (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Bowmanstown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Palmerton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Palmerton is located in Carbon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
Parryville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Pottstown Landing (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing South Pottstown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
South Pottstown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown Elverson (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Kenilworth (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Kenilworth is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth Coventryville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Coventryville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville Knauertown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Knauertown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown Isabella (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Isabella is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella Loag (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Loag is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag Bucktown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Bucktown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown Fricks Lock (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Fricks Lock is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock Pughtown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Pughtown is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown Dampman (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Dampman is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman Nantmeal Village (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village Lancaster County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Blainsport (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Blainsport is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport Cocalico (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Cocalico is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico Denver (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Reamstown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Red Run (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Red Run is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Stevens (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Terre Hill (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Churchtown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Beartown (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Beartown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Weaverland (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Weaverland is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland Ephrata (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Hinkletown (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown Blue Ball (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Lebanon County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Newmanstown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Sheridan (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Sheridan is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Stricklerstown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown Richland (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Myerstown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Schaefferstown (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Johnstown (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Johnstown is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Greble (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Greble is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble Prescott (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Prescott is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Avon Heights (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights Mount Zion (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion Avon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Avon is located in Lebanon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Fredericksburg (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Lehigh County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
New Smithville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
New Smithville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville Stines Corner (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner Hynemansville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville Weisenberg (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg Jacksonville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Seipstown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Seipstown is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown Wallner ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Wallner was located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner Alburtis (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Hensingersville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville Ancient Oaks (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks Macungie (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Chapman (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Chapman is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Weidasville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Weidasville is located in Lehigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville Luzerne County
Newtown (27 miles [43.5 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 Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Congo (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Congo is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo Bramcote (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Bramcote is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote Gilbertsville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Halfway House (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Halfway House is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House Stowe (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
West Pottsgrove (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove Fruitville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Fruitville is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville Palm (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Pleasant Run (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run New Hanover (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Pottsgrove (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove Pottstown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Anise (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Anise is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise Northampton County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Lockport (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Lockport is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport North Catasauqua (26 miles [41.8 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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Walnutport (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Berlinsville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Berlinsville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville Seidersville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Seidersville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville Star Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Star Village is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village Cherryville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Howertown (28 miles [45.1 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 Kreidersville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Kreidersville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville Weaversville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Weaversville is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville Hanover (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Hanover is located in Northampton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Bethlehem (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Schuylkill County
The following are listed by their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Port Clinton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Auburn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Deer Lake (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
Rauschs (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs Jefferson (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Rene Mont (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont Aucheys (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys Landingville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Landingville is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
New Ringgold (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Lake Wynonah (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah McKeansburg (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg Orwigsburg (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Summit Station (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maiden Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Maiden Creek .
Cemeteries Near Maiden Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maiden Creek.
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 Maiden Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maiden Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Maidencreek Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
St. Johns Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Good Shepherd Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Laureldale Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Salem Shalters Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
St. Pauls Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
St. Peters Reformed Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Birch Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Leesport Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Gethsemane Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
St. Johns Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Continue List (335 more) ...
Fleetwood Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
St. Lukes Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Eplers Church Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 UCC Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #258552 <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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Maiden Creek had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maiden Creek, with the one closest to Maiden Creek listed first.
Blandon (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Evansville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Evansville is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville Berkley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Berkley is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley Walnuttown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Walnuttown is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnuttown Kirbyville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Kirbyville is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville Molltown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Molltown is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molltown Rickenbach (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Rickenbach is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach Ontelaunee (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Ontelaunee is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee Tuckerton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Tuckerton is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton Temple (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Frush Valley (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Frush Valley is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frush Valley Moselem (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Moselem is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem Continue List (14 more) ...
Leesport (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
West Leesport (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
West Leesport is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leesport Muhlenberg (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Muhlenberg is also located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maiden Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maiden Creek .
Newspapers Published in Maiden Creek ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maiden Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maiden Creek, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Maiden Creek.
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 helpful 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 Maiden Creek:
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 Northampton County Schuylkill County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maiden Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Berks County: https://www.berkspa.gov/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Maiden Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Maiden Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.