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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 Park Manor (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 Park Manor. 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 Park Manor ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Park Manor: Park Mnr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Park Manor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Manor.
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 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.
Park Manor 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 Park Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Manor:
- Berks County (The home county of Park Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Mohnton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shillington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kenhorst
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deerfield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Freemanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- West Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Wyomissing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
- Wyomissing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angelica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Tallowyck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Flying Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Millmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Alleghenyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Elverson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dampman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Isabella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Suplee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Cupola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Knauertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pottstown Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Birdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Coventryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Blainsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Terre Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stevens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Beartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Blue Ball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Earl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hinkletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Cocalico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Newmanstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Myerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Greble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Cornwall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Miners Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- New Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Alburtis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hynemansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Seipstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Stines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Weisenberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Ancient Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Macungie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Hosensack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Bramcote
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Congo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- New Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Anise
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Pleasant Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Port Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aucheys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Summit Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Deer Lake
(23 miles [37 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
- Lake Wynonah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Moyers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Landingville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Rauschs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Friedensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schuylkill Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cressona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Park Manor.
Cemeteries Near Park Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Manor.
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 Park Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mohnsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yocums Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyomissing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shomre Habrith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kesher Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesher Zion Cemetery
- The Kesher Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kesher Zion Congregation Memorial Grounds
- Kisher Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #348729 <2>
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Park Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Park Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Manor, with the one closest to Park Manor listed first.
- Grill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
- Shillington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gouglersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
- Angelica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Knauers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knauers is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauers
- Millmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Sinking Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cacoosing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cacoosing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacoosing
- Seyfert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seyfert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Neversink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fritztown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fritztown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritztown
- Adamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Beckersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Manor.
Newspapers Published in Park Manor ...
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 Park Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park Manor, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park Manor.
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 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 Park Manor:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Park Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Park Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |