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 Powelton (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 Powelton. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Powelton is located in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County : Burlington (NJ) , Camden (NJ) , Gloucester (NJ) , Bucks , Delaware & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Powelton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powelton:
Philadelphia County (The home county of Powelton)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
University City (Less than 2 miles to the south)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Philadelphia (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Southwest Center City (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City Old City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Old City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Queen Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village Bartram Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Germantown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Wayne Junction (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Port Richmond (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond Manayunk (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Lindley Station ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station Logan Station ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station Allegheny County
Overbrook (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Chestnut Wood Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
County Line (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
County Line is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Warminster Heights (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Johnsville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Johnsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Warminster Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Croydon (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Ivyland (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Casey Village (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Casey Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Churchville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Churchville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Hartsville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Hartsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Hulmeville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Neshaminy ‑ Historic(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Neshaminy is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshaminy Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Devon (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Strafford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Strafford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Berwyn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Leopard (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Leopard is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Whitehorse (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Chesterbrook (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Green Tree (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Green Tree is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Paoli (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Valley Forge (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Green Lane Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Lees (17 miles [27.4 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 Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Yeadon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
East Lansdowne (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
Millbourne (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Millbourne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
Colwyn (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Colwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
Darby (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Upper Darby (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Burmont (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Burmont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont Lansdowne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Aldan (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Aldan is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
Collingdale (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Clifton Heights (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Drexel Hill (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Indiana County
Ernest (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Ernest is located in Indiana County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Bala - Cynwyd (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Cynwyd (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd Penn Wynne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne Narberth (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
West Manayunk (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk Ardmore (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Bryn Mawr (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Wyndmoor (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Ashmead Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village Cheltenham (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Elkins Park (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Flourtown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Analine Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Aniline Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village White Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village Whites Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites 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 Claymont Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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
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 Atlantic County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Collings Lakes (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes Hammonton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Hammonton is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Cinnaminson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Maple Shade (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Riverton (10 miles [16.1 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
Greentree Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Ramblewood (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Riverside (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Marlton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Heritage Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Beverly (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Willingboro (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Burlington (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
Hainesport (19 miles [30.6 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 Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Ablett Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Camden (4 miles [6.4 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
Gloucester City (5 miles [8 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
Morgan Village (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Wood - Lynne (5 miles [8 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
Pennsauken (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Brooklawn (6 miles [9.7 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
Delair (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Delair is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair Cherry Hill (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Colwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick Golden Triangle (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Westmont (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Cumberland County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Beals Mill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill Pleasantville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Red Bank (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Thorofare (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare North Woodbury (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury Woodbury (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Parkville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Westcotville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville Oak Valley (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Almonesson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson Cooper Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village Gibbstown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Mantua (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Mickleton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Mercer County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton 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 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 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 Titusville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville Trenton (29 miles [46.7 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
Bear Tavern (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern White Horse (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Auburn (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Whig Lane (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Carneys Point (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Portertown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Riddleton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton Shirley (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Shirley is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Aldine (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine Pennsville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Alloway (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway Olivet (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Olivet is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Acton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Penton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Penton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powelton, see our County-by-County Page for Powelton .
Cemeteries Near Powelton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powelton.
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 Powelton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powelton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Woodlands Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Old Cathedral Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Mikveh Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Christ Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Franklins Grave (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Mt. Peace Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Mt. Peace Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Mt. Vernon Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Laurel Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
Central Laurel Hill Cemetery North Laurel Hill Cemetery South Laurel Hill Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45266 <2>
Fernwood Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Holy Cross Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (381 more) ...
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Palmer Burial Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Fairhill 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 Powelton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powelton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
Grays Ferry (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry Schuylkill (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Philadelphia (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Angora (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Angora is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora Cardington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Cardington is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington Fernwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Fernwood is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Yeadon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Pencoyd (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencoyd Kensington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Kensington is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Tioga (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Tioga is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Bala (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Lansdowne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Continue List (13 more) ...
Burmont (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Burmont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont Upper Darby (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Darby (4 miles [6.4 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 Powelton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powelton .
Newspapers Published in Powelton ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powelton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powelton, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Powelton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Powelton:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Philadelphia County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Bucks County Chester County Delaware County Indiana County Montgomery County New Castle County Atlantic County Burlington County Camden County Cumberland County Gloucester County Mercer County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Philadelphia County: https://www.phila.gov/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Powelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.