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 Richland Center (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 Richland Center. 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 Richland Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Richland Center: Richland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Richland Cen., Richland Cent. or Richland Cntr.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Richland Center is located in Bucks 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 Bucks County: Burlington (NJ), Hunterdon (NJ), Mercer (NJ), Warren (NJ), Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Richland Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richland Center:
- Bucks County (The home county of Richland Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Strawntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richlandtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlandtown
- Richlandtown is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlandtown <1>
- Perkasie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
- Perkasie is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <1>
- Pullen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trumbauersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilltop
- From Richland Center to Hilltop
- Shelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sellersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Selsie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selsie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Milford Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Argus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huffs Church
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Bechtelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechtelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
- Bechtelsville is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bechtelsville <1>
- Eshbach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Lion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boyertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
- Boyertown is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <1>
- Indian Springs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
- Landis Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colebrookdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hancock
- From Richland Center to Hancock
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Hazard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hazard
- From Richland Center to Hazard
- Little Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Fricks Lock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenilworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- South Pottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Phoenixville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
- Phoenixville is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <1>
- Pottstown Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Valley Forge is located in Chester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Forge <1>
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Slonaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Radnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radnor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radnor <1>
- Ithan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Davids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montrose Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allgates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Countrie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Countrie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Countrie Village
- Green Countrie Village is located in Delaware County
- Haverford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ernest
- From Richland Center to Ernest
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Coopersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friedensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hosensack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zionsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emmaus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Zionsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powder Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- Rossland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Pear Tree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pear Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Telford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tylersport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Souderton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
- Souderton is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <1>
- Hoppenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <1>
- East Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <1>
- Pennsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg
- Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsburg <1>
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <1>
- Cowpath Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowpath Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Green Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane
- Green Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Lane <1>
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Leithsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hellertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wassergass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seidersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Saucon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Star Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Freemansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
- Wagnerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allen Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roxborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Upsal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upsal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upsal
- From Richland Center to Upsal
- Bustleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bustleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustleton
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Raven Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barbertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Idell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Idell
- From Richland Center to Idell
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Everittstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sergeantsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lambertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Titusville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bear Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Mount Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parkway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Woodfern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Skillman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Warren Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Asbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brass Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brass Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Belvidere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hazen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richland Center, see our County-by-County Page for Richland Center.
Cemeteries Near Richland Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richland Center.
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 Richland Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Tohickon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tohickon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tohickon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Perkasie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkasie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkasie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stricker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stricker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stricker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ridge Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Trinity UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity UCC Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Little Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richland Center had a population of 632 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richland Center, with the one closest to Richland Center listed first.
- Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Bucks County
- Rich Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Quakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perkasie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
- Perkasie is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <1>
- Hagersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagersville
- Hagersville is located in Bucks County
- Richlandtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlandtown
- Richlandtown is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlandtown <1>
- Applebachsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applebachsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applebachsville
- Applebachsville is located in Bucks County
- Trumbauersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schlichter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schlichter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlichter
- Schlichter is located in Bucks County
- Brick Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Brick Tavern is located in Bucks County
- Sellersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blooming Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Glen
- Blooming Glen is located in Bucks County
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- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilltop
- From Richland Center to Hilltop
- Shelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richland Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richland Center.
Newspapers Published in Richland Center ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richland Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richland Center, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richland Center.
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 websites either 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 Richland Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bucks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Somerset County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richland Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
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. |
<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> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Richland Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Richland Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richland Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4316, Longitude: -75.2976 In this case, the coordinates for Richland Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |