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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 Mechanics Valley (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 Mechanics Valley. 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 Mechanics Valley ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Mechanics Valley: Mechanics Vly. (or less commonly used: Mechanics Vally. or Mechanics Vlly.)
  • While the name of this community is Mechanics Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mechanics Valley may originally have been Mechanic's Valley.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mechanics Valley might be written as Mechanic Valley.

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 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.

Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bucks County: Burlington (NJ), Hunterdon (NJ), Mercer (NJ), Warren (NJ), Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton & Philadelphia.

Below are the counties that are near Mechanics Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mechanics Valley:

  • Bucks County     (The home county of Mechanics Valley)
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Bechtelsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechtelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
      • Bechtelsville is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bechtelsville <2>
    • Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Eshbach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Boyertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
      • Boyertown is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <2>
    • Colebrookdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Huffs Church
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
    • Ironstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Lion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Rittenhouse Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Chesterbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterbrook
      • Chesterbrook is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterbrook <2>
    • Devon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Strafford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Forge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
      • Valley Forge is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Forge <2>
    • Berwyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <2>
    • Phoenixville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
      • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <2>
    • Williams Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pickering
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fricks Lock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Parker Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Leopard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leopard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
      • Leopard is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leopard
      • From Mechanics Valley to Leopard
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Radnor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
      • Radnor is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radnor <2>
    • Rosemont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Haverford Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
      • Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
    • Ithan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
    • Saint Davids
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Allgates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Millbourne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
      • Millbourne is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Green Countrie Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Countrie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Countrie Village
      • Green Countrie Village is located in Delaware County
    • Llanerch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drexel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ernest
      • From Mechanics Valley to Ernest
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Clearbrook Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Village
      • Clearbrook Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Meetinghouse Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meetinghouse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
      • Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Blair Mill Village East
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village East
      • Blair Mill Village East is located in Montgomery County
    • Blair Mill Village West
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village West
      • Blair Mill Village West is located in Montgomery County
    • Horsham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Montgomeryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomeryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomeryville
      • Montgomeryville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomeryville <2>
    • Prospectville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Meadows of Horsham Towne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Meadows of Horsham Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows of Horsham Towne
      • The Meadows of Horsham Towne is located in Montgomery County
    • Shoemak Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemak Village
      • Shoemak Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Shoemaker Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
      • Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Maple Glen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
      • Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Glen <2>
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Leithsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wassergass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hellertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Saucon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Seidersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Star Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
    • Steel City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
      • Steel City is located in Northampton County
    • Glendon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
      • Glendon is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Old Orchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
      • Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
    • Freemansburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Northampton County
  • Philadelphia County
  • Burlington County (NJ)
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Ablett Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ablett Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Colwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pennsauken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsauken have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Cherry Hill Mall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill Mall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall
      • Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Cherry Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Golden Triangle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Wood - Lynne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Barclay - Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay - Kingston
      • Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Ellisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Erlton - Ellisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Morgan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Mercer County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Titusville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bear Tavern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Trenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ewing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Parkway Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Eldridge Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mount Rose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Trenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Warner Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
      • Warner Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Mercerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rosemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Middlesex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Plainsboro Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
      • Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Plainsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Heathcote
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathcote have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
      • Heathcote is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Princeton Meadows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
      • Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Kendall Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
      • Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Monmouth Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
      • Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Cranbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Franklin Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
      • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Monmouth County (NJ)
  • Somerset County (NJ)
  • Warren County (NJ)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mechanics Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Mechanics Valley.

Cemeteries Near Mechanics Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mechanics Valley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mechanics Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mechanics Valley had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanics Valley, with the one closest to Mechanics Valley listed first.

  • Furlong
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furlong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furlong
    • Furlong is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furlong <2>
  • Buckingham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bridge Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Valley
    • Bridge Valley is located in Bucks County
  • Forest Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holicong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holicong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holicong
    • Holicong is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holicong <2>
  • Dyerstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
    • Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
  • Edison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • Edison is located in Bucks County
  • Gardenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mozart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
    • Mozart is located in Bucks County
  • Lahaska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahaska
    • Lahaska is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahaska <2>
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    • Danboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountainville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
      • Fountainville is located in Bucks County
    • New Britain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
      • New Britain is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mechanics Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanics Valley.

Newspapers Published in Mechanics Valley ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanics Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mechanics Valley, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mechanics Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mechanics Valley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanics Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mechanics Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mechanics Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mechanics Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3194, Longitude: -75.0842       In this case, the coordinates for Mechanics Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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