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 Maxatawny (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 Maxatawny. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Maxatawny 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 Maxatawny. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maxatawny:
- Berks County (The home county of Maxatawny)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Monterey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hancock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Topton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hinterleiter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Eagle Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Kutztown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grimville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Lyon Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Dryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Steinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Milford Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Shelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Passer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Trumbauersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quakertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richlandtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pullen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Argus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Rich Hill
(20 miles [32.2 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 Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Germans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Hazard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Bowmanstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Palmerton
(18 miles [29 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
- Mertz Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Parryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Little Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Kenilworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Fricks Lock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Bucktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pughtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Slonaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County
- Blainsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Newmanstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Hynemansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Seipstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Weisenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- New Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Ancient Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Alburtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Stines Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Hensingersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Macungie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Kresgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Palm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Congo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pennsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Red Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- New Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Green Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- North Catasauqua
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Lockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Northampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Walnutport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Seidersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Berlinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Andreas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mantz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Port Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- McKeansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- New Ringgold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orwigsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Hughesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maxatawny, see our County-by-County Page for Maxatawny.
Cemeteries Near Maxatawny ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maxatawny.
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 Maxatawny - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maxatawny covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Zion Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Topton Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topton Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topton.
- The Topton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Topton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992380 <2>
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longswamp Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery of Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Bowers
- The Union Cemetery of Bowers has also been known as:
- Bowers Cemetery
- Christ DeLong's Cemetery
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgenland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Zion Moselem Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Maxatawny had a population of 215 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maxatawny, with the one closest to Maxatawny listed first.
- Schofer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Topton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Mertztown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laros ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laros
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Hynemansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Longswamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
- Shamrock Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
- Breinigsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Seipstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Eagle Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Kutztown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maxatawny. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maxatawny.
Newspapers Published in Maxatawny ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maxatawny.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maxatawny, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maxatawny.
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 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 Maxatawny:
- 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
- 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 Maxatawny, 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- Maxatawny) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |