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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Airy:
- Lancaster 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.
- Hopeland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Cocalico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stevens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ephrata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brunnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brickerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Reamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blainsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Womelsdorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Robesonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wernersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- North Heidelberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Alleghenyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Mount Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wintersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Sinking Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Suplee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Elverson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Compass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Isabella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Birdell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Cupola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Loag
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Atglen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Bachmanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Union Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Manadahill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Skyline View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Springford Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Stricklerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newmanstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Miners Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Myerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Burd Coleman Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Bramcote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(30 miles [48.3 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.
- Moyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Marstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Aucheys
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Irving
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Suedberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lake Wynonah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Paradise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Beuchler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- Wrightsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Craley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Hallam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Yorkana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Goram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- New Bridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bittersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Starview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- York Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holtz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
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.
- Hopeland UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <2>
- Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44832 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Blainsport.
- The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blainsport Cemetery
- Blainsport Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193208 <2>
- Blainsport Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Horst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Cemetery
- The Horst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snavely 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.<3>
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.
- Durlach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Durlach is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durlach
- Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Schoeneck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schoeneck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoeneck
- Cocalico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Brickerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brunnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kleinfeltersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ephrata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Millway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millway is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Murrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Murrell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell
- Reamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 41 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mount Airy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |