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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 Hanover (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 Hanover. 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 hospitals and 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.

New Hanover is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of New Hanover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hanover, with the one closest to New Hanover listed first.
    • Fagleysville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gilbertsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pottsgrove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Obelisk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Obelisk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
      • Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Obelisk
      • From New Hanover to Obelisk
    • Congo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Anise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
      • Anise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anise
      • From New Hanover to Anise
    • Sanatoga
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanatoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatoga
      • Sanatoga is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanatoga <2>
    • Halfway House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • Pleasant Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Neiffer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neiffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
      • Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neiffer
      • From New Hanover to Neiffer
    • Pottstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Limerick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hanover, with the one closest to New Hanover listed first.
    • Boyertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
      • Boyertown is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <2>
    • Colebrookdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
    • Ironstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironstone
      • From New Hanover to Ironstone
    • Bechtelsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechtelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
      • Bechtelsville is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bechtelsville <2>
    • Eshbach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Amity Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
    • Griesemersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Landis Store
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bally
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bally have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Bucks County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hanover, with the one closest to New Hanover listed first.
    • Fricks Lock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kenilworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • South Pottstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
      • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
    • Parker Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pottstown Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Slonaker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
      • Slonaker is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slonaker
      • From New Hanover to Slonaker
    • Spring City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Seven Stars
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Chester County
    • Bucktown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheeder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheeder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
      • Sheeder is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheeder
      • From New Hanover to Sheeder
    • Coventryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pughtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hanover, with the one closest to New Hanover listed first.
    • Radnor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Saint Davids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ithan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Countrie Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Countrie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Countrie Village
      • Green Countrie Village is located in Delaware County
    • Edgemont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Montrose Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
    • Rosemont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Allgates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Marple
      (24 miles [38.6 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
      • Marple is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marple
      • From New Hanover to Marple
    • Broomall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Haverford Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
      • Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (19 miles [30.6 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.<1>
      • 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 New Hanover to Ernest
  • Lancaster County
  • Lehigh County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hanover, with the one closest to New Hanover listed first.
    • Leithsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seidersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
    • Hellertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • North Catasauqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Freemansburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wassergass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lower Saucon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Steel City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
      • Steel City is located in Northampton County
    • Northampton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Middletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Northampton County
  • Philadelphia County
  • Schuylkill County
    • Port Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near New Hanover ...

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

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Hanover had a population of 582 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fagleysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Layfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
    • Layfield is located in Montgomery County
  • Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Montgomery County
  • Gilbertsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanatoga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanatoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatoga
    • Sanatoga is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanatoga <2>
  • Obelisk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Obelisk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
    • Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Obelisk
    • From New Hanover to Obelisk
  • Congo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Anise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
    • Anise is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Anise
    • From New Hanover to Anise
  • Sassamansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassamansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassamansville
    • Sassamansville is located in Montgomery County
  • Boyertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
    • Boyertown is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <2>
  • Little Oley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
    • Little Oley is located in Berks County
  • Colebrookdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in New Hanover ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hanover.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hanover, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hanover.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Hanover:

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.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>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>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 Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Hanover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Hanover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2978, Longitude: -75.5817    









 

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