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 Romansville (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 Romansville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Romansville is located in Chester 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 Chester County : New Castle (DE) , Cecil (MD) , Berks , Delaware , Lancaster & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Romansville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Romansville:
Chester County (The home county of Romansville)
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Mortonville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Mortonville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonville Thorndale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Caln (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Caln is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caln South Coatesville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
South Coatesville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coatesville Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
Unionville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Unionville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Modena (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Modena is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
Wawaset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Wawaset is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset Downingtown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Coatesville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Corinne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Corinne is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne Marlboro (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Marlboro is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro Youngsburg (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Youngsburg is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsburg Ackworth (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Ackworth is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth Allegheny County
Overbrook (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Berks County
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Kenneys (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Kenneys is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys Joanna (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Joanna is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Morgantown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
New Morgan (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
New Morgan is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
Geigertown (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Geigertown is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown Bally (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Scarlets Mill (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill Plowville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Plowville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville Birdsboro (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Monocacy (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Monocacy is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Beckersville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Beckersville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville Amity Gardens (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Amity Gardens is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens Alleghenyville (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Alleghenyville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Glen Mills (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Chelsea (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Chelsea is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Chester Heights (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Edgemont (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Edgemont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Garnet Valley (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Zebleys Corner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner Aston Mills (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Aston Mills is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills Glen Riddle (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle Lima (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Lima is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Rockdale (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Rockdale is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Creekside Village at Naamans (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Elwyn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Elwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn Boothwyn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Indiana County
Ernest (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Christiana (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Meadville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Meadville is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Gap (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Beartown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Beartown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Buyerstown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown Ninepoints (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints Smyrna (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Smyrna is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Churchtown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Kinzers (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
East Earl (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Blue Ball (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Intercourse (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Leaman Place (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Port Providence (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Port Providence is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence Mingo (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Mingo is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Royersford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Bramcote (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Bramcote is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote Audubon (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Colonial Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village King - of - Prussia (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Pottstown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Sanatoga (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Stowe (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
West Pottsgrove (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove Brandywine Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village Gulph Mills Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village Philadelphia County
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Bartram Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Manayunk (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Roxborough (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Allen Lane (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Chestnut Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Highland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Highland is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Southwest Center City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City University City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Upsal (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Germantown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Philadelphia (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Yorklyn (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Hockessin (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Southwood (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Vintage Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village Ashland (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Centreville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Cokesbury Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village York Towne (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne Mount Cuba (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba Winterthur (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Mendenhall Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village North Star (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
North Star is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Montchanin (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Cecil County (MD)
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Appleton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Old Line Village of Fair Hill (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Fair Hill (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill Blake (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Blake is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Andora (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Andora is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora Barksdale (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Bank ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Bank is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank Cherry Hill (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Elk Mills (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
West Creek Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village Winding Brook Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village Blue Ball Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village Calvert (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Bridgeport (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cooper (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Beckett (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Gibbstown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Mickleton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Red Bank (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Thorofare (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Carneys Point (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Pennsville (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Auburn (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Pointers (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Acton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Salem (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Salem is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Romansville, see our County-by-County Page for Romansville .
Cemeteries Near Romansville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Romansville.
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 Romansville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Romansville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
St. Joseph Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Doe Run Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Doe Run Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> Coatesville . The Doe Run Cemetery has also been known as:
Doe Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244008 <3>
Marshallton UMC Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Fairview Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
St. Cecilia Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Fallowfield Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> Chatham . The St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
Doe Run Catholic Cemetery Doe Run Catholic Church Cemetery St. Malachi Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192550 <3>
Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
West Marlborough AME Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Union Hill Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
St. Patrick's Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Longwood Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (390 more) ...
Oaklands Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklands Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45667 <3>
Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester . The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex has also been known as:
Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery Oaklands Cemetery Annex Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44579 <3>
Oakland Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Romansville had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Romansville, with the one closest to Romansville listed first.
Mortonville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Mortonville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonville Laurel (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Laurel is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Embreeville (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Embreeville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville Glenhall (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Glenhall is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall Thorndale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Unionville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Unionville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Northbrook (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Northbrook is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook Marshallton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Marshallton is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton Gallagherville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Gallagherville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagherville Caln (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Caln is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caln Modena (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Modena is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
Doe Run (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Doe Run is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Continue List (22 more) ...
Marlboro (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Marlboro is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro Corinne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Corinne is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne Wawaset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Wawaset is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Romansville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Romansville .
Newspapers Published in Romansville ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Romansville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Romansville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for Romansville.
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 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 Romansville:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Chester County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Berks County Delaware County Indiana County Lancaster County Montgomery County Philadelphia County New Castle County Cecil County Gloucester County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Romansville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Chester County: https://www.chesco.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. 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- Romansville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Romansville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.