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 Orchard Courts (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 Orchard Courts. 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 Orchard Courts ...
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 Orchard Courts: Orchard Cts. (or less commonly used: Orchard Crts.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Orchard Courts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Courts:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Orchard Courts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Royersford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mingo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Trappe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collegeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansburg
- Creekwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creekwood Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Village
- Port Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Neiffer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Harmony Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- Schwenksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Ironstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Boyertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Amity Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Indian Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bally
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eshbach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Bechtelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Yellow House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Birdsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Argus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Derstines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Fairhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Sellersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selsie Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Silverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbauersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Chalfont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Perkasie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- New Britain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Spring City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phoenixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Fricks Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Seven Stars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Pickering
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Williams Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Corner is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Sheeder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Kenilworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Valley Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Radnor Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Davids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Edgemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Green Countrie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Broomall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haverford Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Churchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Meadville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- East Earl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Terre Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weaverland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Christiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Buyerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- New Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Hosensack
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Dillingerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Old Zionsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Alburtis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Limeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Macungie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coopersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Emmaus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Leithsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Hellertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seidersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Wassergass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Roxborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Chestnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Allen Lane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Manayunk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Upsal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Pittville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Analine Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Arden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
- Ardentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Carpenter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Ardencroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Claymont Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Riverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Cinnaminson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Ablett Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Delair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
- Morgan Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Gloucester City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Pennsauken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
- Wood - Lynne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Brooklawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Colwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Gibbstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Thorofare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- Beckett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- North Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Raven Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Courts, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Courts.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Courts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Courts.
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 Orchard Courts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Courts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Dismant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mingo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- B'nai Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Augustus Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Tyson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vincent Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Spring City.
- The St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent German Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176817 <2>
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 Orchard Courts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Courts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Courts, with the one closest to Orchard Courts listed first.
- Royersford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mingo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Cromby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cromby is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
- Trappe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Phoenixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yerkes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yerkes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Collegeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Parker Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Kimberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Courts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Courts.
Newspapers Published in Orchard Courts ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Courts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Courts, 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 Orchard Courts.
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 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 Orchard Courts:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- New Castle County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Hunterdon 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 '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- Orchard Courts) 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 Orchard Courts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |