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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 Providence Forge (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 Providence Forge. 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 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.

Providence Forge 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 Providence Forge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence Forge:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Providence Forge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Royersford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mingo
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Trappe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Trappe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <1>
    • Collegeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Limerick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Port Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
    • Evansburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Evansburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansburg
    • Creekwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Creekwood Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Village
    • Neiffer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
    • Harmony Towne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
    • Sanatoga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Audubon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Boyertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colebrookdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
    • Ironstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
    • Amity Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
    • Indian Springs Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bally
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bechtelsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Monocacy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
    • Eshbach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Eshbach is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lyons is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Yellow House
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow House is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
    • Birdsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Argus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Argus is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
    • Derstines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Derstines is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
    • Fairhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairhill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
      • Fairhill has also been known as:
      • Schnabletown
      • Snoveltown
    • Sellersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Selsie Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
    • Silverdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trumbauersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford Square
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Milford Square is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
    • Chalfont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkasie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rich Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Castle Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Spring City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Parker Ford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Parker Ford is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
    • Phoenixville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Seven Stars
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Seven Stars is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Fricks Lock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
    • Pickering
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pickering is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Williams Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Williams Corner is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
    • Sheeder
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sheeder is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
    • Slonaker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Slonaker is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
    • Kenilworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Valley Forge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucktown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bucktown is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Radnor Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
    • Radnor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Davids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Countrie Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ithan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ithan is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
    • Edgemont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Edgemont is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
    • Montrose Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
    • Rosemont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Allgates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Allgates is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
    • Broomall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haverford Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Churchtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Beartown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Beartown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Meadville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • East Earl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Terre Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Weaverland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
    • Buyerstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
    • Christiana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
    • New Holland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Hosensack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
    • Powder Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
    • Dillingerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
      • Dillingerville has also been known as:
      • Dillinger
      • Dillingers Ville
      • Dillingers
      • Dillingersville
      • Stahlers
    • Zionsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Old Zionsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
    • Hensingersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
    • Limeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
    • Alburtis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Coopersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Macungie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Emmaus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ancient Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Leithsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Leithsville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
    • Hellertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Seidersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Seidersville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
    • Star Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
    • Wassergass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wassergass is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
  • Philadelphia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Roxborough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
    • Chestnut Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Highland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Allen Lane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
    • Manayunk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
    • Upsal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
    • Germantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Milestown ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
    • Pittville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Somerville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Branchtown ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
    • Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Arden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Carpenter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Centreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Talleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • White Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Claymont Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Burlington County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Riverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
    • Cinnaminson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Ablett Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Camden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
    • Delair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
    • Morgan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Pennsauken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
    • Wood - Lynne
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Gloucester City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
    • Colwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
    • Golden Triangle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Gibbstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Red Bank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Thorofare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
    • Beckett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Mickleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
    • North Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Raven Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock

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

Cemeteries Near Providence Forge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence Forge.

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 Providence Forge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence Forge, with the one closest to Providence Forge 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.<3>

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

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

  • Mingo
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Royersford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cromby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cromby is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
  • Trappe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Trappe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <1>
  • Ironsides
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ironsides is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
  • Phoenixville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mont Clare
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Port Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
  • Arcola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Yerkes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Yerkes is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
  • Collegeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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    • Limerick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Linfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parker Ford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Parker Ford is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford

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

Newspapers Published in Providence Forge ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence Forge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence Forge, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence Forge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Providence Forge:

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 Providence Forge, 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- Providence Forge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.