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 New Morgan (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 Morgan. 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 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 Morgan 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 New Morgan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Morgan:
- Berks County (The home county of New Morgan)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Joanna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Morgantown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plowville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Kenneys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Beckersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Geigertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Scarlets Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Flying Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Robeson Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
- Alleghenyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Angelica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Birdsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks County
- Argus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Elverson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Suplee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Isabella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Honey Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cupola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Birdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Knauertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Springton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springton
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Edgemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Glen Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Davids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ithan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chester Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Countrie Village
(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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- East Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Weaverland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Red Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- New Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Reamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Newmanstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schaefferstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Myerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Miners Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Avon Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Burd Coleman Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Hensingersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Alburtis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- New Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Macungie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Ancient Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Dillingerville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Bramcote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Halfway House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Royersford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Port Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Hockessin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Southwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mount Cuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- North Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Cokesbury Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- Winterthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Morgan, see our County-by-County Page for New Morgan.
Cemeteries Near New Morgan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Morgan.
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 New Morgan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Morgan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Caernarvon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mast Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conestoga Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elverson Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lichty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morningside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find New Morgan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Morgan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Morgan, with the one closest to New Morgan listed first.
- Morgantown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Joanna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Joanna Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
- Kenneys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Beckersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Conestoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conestoga is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga
- Cold Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
- Geigertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Scarlets Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Fontaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fontaine is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine
- Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Suplee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Dampman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Wyebrooke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyebrooke is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyebrooke
- Isabella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Morgan. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Morgan.
Newspapers Published in New Morgan ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Morgan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Morgan, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Morgan.
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 New Morgan:
- 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
- New Castle 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Morgan) 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 New Morgan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |