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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 New Germantown (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 New Germantown. 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 New Germantown ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

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

Another variation: New German Town.

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 hospitals 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.

New Germantown is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata & Northumberland.

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

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

Cemeteries Near New Germantown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Germantown.

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

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

  • Eby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McWilliams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWilliams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCaskey Graves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaskey Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaskey Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Waterford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Waterford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Waterford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Polk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emory Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emory Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emory Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jeffries Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeffries Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeffries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McCoysville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoysville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barkley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 New Germantown had a population of 117 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Waterford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
    • East Waterford is located in Juniata County
  • Waterloo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Juniata County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waterloo
    • From New Germantown to Waterloo
  • Andersonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonburg
    • Andersonburg is located in Perry County
  • Honey Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
    • Honey Grove is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Grove <2>
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cisna Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Peru Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McCullochs Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Blairs Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Reeds Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Doylesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesburg
    • Doylesburg is located in Franklin County
  • Heberlig
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heberlig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
    • Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Centre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
      • Centre is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Centre
      • From New Germantown to Centre
    • Bixler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kistler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Kistler is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kistler
      • From New Germantown to Kistler

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

Newspapers Published in New Germantown ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Germantown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Germantown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Germantown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 New Germantown:

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 New Germantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Germantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Germantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3090, Longitude: -77.5697    









 

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