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 Muhlenberg (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 Muhlenberg. 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 and hospitals 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.
Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Muhlenberg:
- Berks County (The home county of Muhlenberg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Tuckerton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Laureldale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ontelaunee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- South Temple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Rickenbach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyomissing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Leesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Steinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Milford Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Argus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Trumbauersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zionhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Germans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- New Mahoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Ashfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Elverson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Isabella
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Knauertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- South Pottstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Dampman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Coventryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Kenilworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cupola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Bucktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Blainsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cocalico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Reamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Terre Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stevens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beartown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Weaverland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Ephrata
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Newmanstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Myerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Prescott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Greble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Avon Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Mount Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- New Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Hynemansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Stines Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Weisenberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- 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
- Seipstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Ancient Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Chapman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Macungie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Bramcote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Gilbertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Halfway House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- New Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Fagleysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Northampton County
- Lockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Port Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Aucheys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Summit Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Rauschs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Lake Wynonah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Landingville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- McKeansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Moyers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Orwigsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Muhlenberg, see our County-by-County Page for Muhlenberg.
Cemeteries Near Muhlenberg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muhlenberg.
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 Muhlenberg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Muhlenberg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laureldale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eplers Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplers Church Cemetery
- The Eplers Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Epler's Reformed Church Cemetery
- Epler's United Church of Christ (UCC) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #258552 <2>
- Leesport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Aulenbach's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spies Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spies Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Laureldale.
- The Spies Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zions Spies Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1323059 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Muhlenberg had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Muhlenberg, with the one closest to Muhlenberg listed first.
- Bernharts
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bernharts is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernharts
- Laureldale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frush Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frush Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frush Valley
- Temple
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tuckerton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Ontelaunee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Leinbachs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leinbachs is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinbachs
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rickenbach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Berkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Cacoosing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cacoosing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacoosing
- Leesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Stony Creek Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Mills
- West Leesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Leesport is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leesport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Muhlenberg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muhlenberg.
Newspapers Published in Muhlenberg ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muhlenberg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Muhlenberg, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Muhlenberg.
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 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 Muhlenberg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton 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- Muhlenberg) 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 Muhlenberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |