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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 Penn Valley (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 Penn Valley. 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 Penn Valley ...
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 Penn Valley: Penn Vly. (or less commonly used: Penn Vally. or Penn Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Penn Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Penn Valley.
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.
Penn Valley 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 Penn Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penn Valley:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Penn Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Narberth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cynwyd
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- West Manayunk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- Bala - Cynwyd
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
- Ardmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Penn Wynne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Bryn Mawr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Conshohocken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Conshohocken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Meeting
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gulph Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rampart Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(2 miles [3.2 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 Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Colebrookdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Boyertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bally
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Chestnut Wood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- County Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Johnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Warminster Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
- Warminster Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
- Casey Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Ivyland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Churchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Richboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strafford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Devon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berwyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leopard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leopard is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
- Chesterbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehorse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
- Valley Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
- Green Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- General Warren Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lees
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lees is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Haverford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Haverford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millbourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Llanerch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Llanerch is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanerch
- Allgates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Montrose Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Addingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Addingham is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addingham
- Burmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burmont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont
- Drexel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Lansdowne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Ithan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Manayunk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Roxborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Upsal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Allen Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Wayne Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Bartram Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Analine Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Carpenter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- White Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ardencroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Ardentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Claymont Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Windy Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Cinnaminson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Maple Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ramblewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Beverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Greentree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Willingboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Marlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Hainesport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport
- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Ablett Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Morgan Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Delair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
- Pennsauken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
- Gloucester City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Wood - Lynne
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
- Cherry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Golden Triangle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Westmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Thorofare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- Gibbstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- North Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mickleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Oak Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Cooper Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Westcotville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Lambertville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Raven Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Prallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville
- Mercer County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Titusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- West Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Bear Tavern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Parkway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Carneys Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Whig Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Portertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Pennsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Riddleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Pointers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penn Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Penn Valley.
Cemeteries Near Penn Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penn Valley.
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 Penn Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penn Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westminster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Denis Cemetery
- The St. Denis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakmont Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641310 <2>
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leverington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverington Cemetery
- The Leverington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roxborough Cemetery
- Roxbrouugh Leverington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45934 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Har Jehuda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Har Jehuda Cemetery
- The Har Jehuda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Har Judah Cemetery
- Har Yehuda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45030 <2>
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Penn Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penn Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penn Valley, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Narberth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ardmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wynnewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Merion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bala
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cynwyd
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- West Manayunk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- Gladwyne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coreze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coreze is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreze
- Pencoyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencoyd
- Wissahickon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County
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- Manayunk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
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- Glen Willow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Willow is located in Philadelphia County
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- Shawmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmont is located in Montgomery County
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- Roxborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penn Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penn Valley.
Newspapers Published in Penn Valley ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penn Valley, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penn Valley.
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 Penn Valley:
- 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
- Philadelphia County
- New Castle County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Salem 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 Penn Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Penn Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |