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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Robeson Crossing (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 Robeson Crossing. 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 Robeson Crossing ...

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 Robeson Crossing: Robeson Xing.

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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County.

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

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

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

  • Berks County     (The home county of Robeson Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robeson Crossing, with the one closest to Robeson Crossing listed first.
    • Lorane
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
      • Lorane is located in Berks County
    • Gibraltar
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Birdsboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Brice Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
      • Brice Village is located in Berks County
    • Exeter Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
      • Exeter Village is located in Berks County
    • Monocacy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonwald
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Lawrence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Stonersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reiffton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reiffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
      • Reiffton is located in Berks County
    • Scarlets Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flying Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
      • Flying Hills is located in Berks County
    • Beckersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucks County
  • Chester County
  • Delaware County
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Robeson Crossing to Ernest
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robeson Crossing, with the one closest to Robeson Crossing listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <3>
    • Sheridan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Stricklerstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Schaefferstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Johnstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Myerstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Prescott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Avon Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Greble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
    • Cornwall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <3>
    • Miners Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
      • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robeson Crossing, with the one closest to Robeson Crossing listed first.
    • Port Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <3>
    • Auburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Aucheys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aucheys
      • From Robeson Crossing to Aucheys
    • Deer Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Rauschs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From Robeson Crossing to Rauschs
    • Landingville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Summit Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rene Mont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Wynonah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moyers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moyers
      • From Robeson Crossing to Moyers
    • McKeansburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
      • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
    • New Ringgold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Robeson Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robeson Crossing.

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 Robeson Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

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

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

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

  • Gibraltar
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Birdsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Birdsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Birdsboro
    • South Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Birdsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Baumstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baumstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumstown
    • Baumstown is located in Berks County
  • Seyfert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seyfert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
    • Seyfert is located in Berks County
  • Scarlets Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Monocacy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonwald
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stonersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Neversink
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neversink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
    • Neversink is located in Berks County
  • Ridgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
    • Ridgewood is located in Berks County
  • Beckersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stony Creek Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Mills
      • Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
    • Monocacy Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monocacy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
      • Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
    • Angelica
      (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 Robeson Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robeson Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Robeson Crossing ...

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

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

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robeson Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robeson Crossing, 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 Robeson Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Robeson Crossing:

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robeson Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robeson Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2763, Longitude: -75.8467    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Robeson Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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