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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 Monocacy (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 Monocacy. 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 northeast 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Monocacy is located in Berks 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.

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

  • Berks County     (The home county of Monocacy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monocacy, with the one closest to Monocacy listed first.
    • Bally
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bally have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bally
      • Bally is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bally <2>
    • Birdsboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Amity Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
    • Robeson Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stonersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Yellow House
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lorane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
      • Lorane is located in Berks County
    • Scarlets Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brice Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
      • Brice Village is located in Berks County
    • Exeter Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
      • Exeter Village is located in Berks County
    • Geigertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibraltar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibraltar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
      • Gibraltar is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibraltar
      • From Monocacy to Gibraltar
  • Bucks County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monocacy, with the one closest to Monocacy listed first.
    • Pottstown Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Pottstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
      • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
    • Knauertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knauertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
      • Knauertown is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knauertown
      • From Monocacy to Knauertown
    • Kenilworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • Coventryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elverson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucktown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nantmeal Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pughtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fricks Lock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Loag
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Slonaker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slonaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
      • Slonaker is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slonaker
      • From Monocacy to Slonaker
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monocacy, with the one closest to Monocacy listed first.
    • Saint Davids
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgemont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Countrie Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Countrie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Countrie Village
      • Green Countrie Village is located in Delaware County
    • Ithan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Radnor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Wayne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marple
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
      • Marple is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marple
      • From Monocacy to Marple
    • Montrose Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
    • Rosemont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allgates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Broomall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Monocacy to Ernest
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monocacy, with the one closest to Monocacy listed first.
    • Leithsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leithsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
      • Leithsville is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leithsville
      • From Monocacy to Leithsville
    • Seidersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monocacy, with the one closest to Monocacy listed first.
    • Port Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Deer Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Rene Mont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rene Mont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
      • Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rene Mont
      • From Monocacy to Rene Mont
    • Aucheys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aucheys
      • From Monocacy to Aucheys
    • Rauschs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From Monocacy to Rauschs
    • Summit Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Monocacy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monocacy.

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 Monocacy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • DeTurk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeTurk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeTurk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Second Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shenkel UCC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shenkel UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shenkel UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young - Kissling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young - Kissling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young - Kissling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (365 more) ...

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 Monocacy had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Monocacy Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monocacy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
    • Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
  • Bally
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bally have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bally
    • Bally is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bally <2>
  • Birdsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Birdsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Birdsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Birdsboro
    • South Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Douglassville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglassville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglassville
    • Douglassville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglassville <2>
  • Baumstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baumstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumstown
    • Baumstown is located in Berks County
  • Scarlets Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bramcote
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bramcote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
    • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bramcote
    • From Monocacy to Bramcote
  • Earlville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Berks County
  • Yellow House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Geigertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cold Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
      • Cold Run is located in Berks County
    • Trythall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trythall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trythall
      • Trythall is located in Chester County
    • Saint Peters
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
      • Saint Peters is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Monocacy ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monocacy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monocacy, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monocacy.

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 Monocacy:

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monocacy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monocacy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2585, Longitude: -75.7751       In this case, the coordinates for Monocacy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Monocacy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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