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 Meadville (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 Meadville. 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.
Meadville is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Meadville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadville:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Meadville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- East Earl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buyerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- New Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaverland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terre Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinzers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Intercourse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Joanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Plowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Alleghenyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Adamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Beckersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Geigertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Angelica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Scarlets Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Flying Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Compass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Suplee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Dampman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Birdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Cupola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Atglen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lenover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Parkesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sadsburyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Glen Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Chester Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Stricklerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Newmanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schaefferstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cornwall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Mount Gretna Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Bramcote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Royersford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Gilbertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Goram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Slab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Airville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Kyleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Slate Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- East Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- New Bridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Craley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bryansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Southwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Yorklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Hockessin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- York Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Mount Cuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Cokesbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Blake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Mason Dixon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sylmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Blue Ball Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Calvert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Rising Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Fair Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Andora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Harford County (MD)
- Conowingo Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadville, see our County-by-County Page for Meadville.
Cemeteries Near Meadville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadville.
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 Meadville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lichty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conestoga Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mast Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <2>
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caernarvon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beiler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Ukrainian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Meadville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- South Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Hermitage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hermitage
- Green Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Cains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cains is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- East Earl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Goodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
- Buyerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Honey Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Suplee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Weaverland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- New Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadville.
Newspapers Published in Meadville ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Meadville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Cecil County
- Harford 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meadville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |