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 Mount Airy (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 Mount Airy. 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 Mount Airy ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Airy: Mt. Airy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Airy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Airy.
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.
Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Airy:
- Berks County (The home county of Mount Airy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Monocacy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Birdsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amity Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bally
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Robeson Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
- Yellow House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Brice Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brice Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
- Exeter Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
- Lorane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lorane is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Geigertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Scarlets Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Gibraltar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gibraltar is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Argus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Milford Square
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Steinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Trumbauersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Rich Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Zionhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Fairhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Sellersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Quakertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Pottstown Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Knauertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- South Pottstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Elverson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coventryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Kenilworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Bucktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Loag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Nantmeal Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Pughtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Slonaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Fricks Lock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Isabella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Edgemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Radnor Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Davids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Countrie Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Glen Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broomall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Marple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Montrose Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Churchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Terre Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Earl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Red Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Blainsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- New Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Newmanstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Myerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Alburtis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Powder Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Hosensack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Old Zionsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Dillingerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Macungie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zionsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Ancient Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Hynemansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Seipstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Bramcote
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- New Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Congo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Anise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Limerick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Port Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rauschs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Aucheys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Rene Mont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Lake Wynonah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Landingville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Summit Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Airy, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Airy.
Cemeteries Near Mount Airy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Airy.
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 Mount Airy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Airy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- DeTurk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Young - Kissling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Birdsboro.
- The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Wicklein Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343568 <2>
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schwarzwald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plow Church Cemetery
- Robeson Cemetery
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 Mount Airy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Airy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Monocacy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Birdsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Birdsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Birdsboro is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Birdsboro
- Monocacy Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
- Baumstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baumstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumstown
- Bally
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Douglassville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scarlets Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Geigertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Cold Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
- Earlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earlville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Yellow House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Gibraltar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gibraltar is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Trythall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trythall is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trythall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Airy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Airy.
Newspapers Published in Mount Airy ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Airy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Airy, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Airy.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Airy:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Airy) 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 Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |