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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 Plowville (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 Plowville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Plowville is located in Berks County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.

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

  • Berks County     (The home county of Plowville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plowville, with the one closest to Plowville listed first.
    • Beckersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • New Morgan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Geigertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Scarlets Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Joanna
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flying Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
      • Flying Hills is located in Berks County
    • Freemanville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Angelica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angelica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
      • Angelica is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angelica
      • From Plowville to Angelica
    • Morgantown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alleghenyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gibraltar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibraltar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
      • Gibraltar is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibraltar
      • From Plowville to Gibraltar
    • Lorane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
      • Lorane is located in Berks County
  • Bucks County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plowville, with the one closest to Plowville listed first.
    • Elverson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dampman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Isabella
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isabella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isabella
      • From Plowville to Isabella
    • Loag
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Brook
      • Honey Brook is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Brook <3>
    • Suplee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cupola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cupola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cupola
      • From Plowville to Cupola
    • Cambridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cambridge
      • From Plowville to Cambridge
    • Rockville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Plowville to Rockville
    • Knauertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knauertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
      • Knauertown is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knauertown
      • From Plowville to Knauertown
    • Birdell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
      • Birdell is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birdell
      • From Plowville to Birdell
    • Coventryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Delaware County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plowville, with the one closest to Plowville listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <3>
    • Stricklerstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From Plowville to Sheridan
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Schaefferstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Myerstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Avon Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Avon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
    • Cornwall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <3>
    • Miners Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
      • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plowville, with the one closest to Plowville listed first.
    • Hensingersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Smithville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Alburtis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Powder Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hosensack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hosensack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
      • Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hosensack
      • From Plowville to Hosensack
    • Macungie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macungie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macungie
      • Macungie is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macungie <3>
    • Old Zionsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hynemansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ancient Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
      • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
    • Dillingerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Seipstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seipstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
      • Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seipstown
      • From Plowville to Seipstown
    • Wallner ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
      • Wallner is located in Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plowville, with the one closest to Plowville listed first.
    • Port Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <3>
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
    • Aucheys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aucheys
      • From Plowville to Aucheys
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Summit Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Lake Wynonah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moyers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moyers
      • From Plowville to Moyers
    • Landingville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • New Castle County (DE)

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

Cemeteries Near Plowville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plowville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plowville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Plowville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plowville.

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

  • Beckersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Joanna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joanna Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joanna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
    • Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
  • Geigertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Scarlets Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Morgantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kenneys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenneys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
    • Kenneys is located in Berks County
  • Cold Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
    • Cold Run is located in Berks County
  • Angelica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angelica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Angelica is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Angelica
    • From Plowville to Angelica
  • Bowmansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansville
    • Bowmansville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmansville <3>
  • South Birdsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Birdsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Birdsboro
    • South Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Gibraltar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibraltar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Gibraltar is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gibraltar
    • From Plowville to Gibraltar
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Seyfert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seyfert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
      • Seyfert is located in Berks County
    • Knauers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knauers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauers
      • Knauers is located in Berks County
    • Churchtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Plowville ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plowville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plowville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plowville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Plowville:

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plowville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2142, Longitude: -75.9090    
<5>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.
<6>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 Plowville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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