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 Rosecliff (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 Rosecliff. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rosecliff is located in Berks 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Rosecliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosecliff:
- Berks County (The home county of Rosecliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Amity Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
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- Yellow House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
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- Monocacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Bally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Birdsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Griesemersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Indian Springs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limekiln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Limekiln is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
- Exeter Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Exeter Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
- Robeson Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Argus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Milford Square
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Steinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Trumbauersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Rich Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Zionhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Sellersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Quakertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Fairhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Pottstown Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Coventryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Bucktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Fricks Lock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Pughtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Slonaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Nantmeal Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Parker Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Elverson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loag
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Saint Davids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Green Countrie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Montrose Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Broomall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(25 miles [40.2 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 Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Churchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Terre Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Earl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Weaverland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Blue Ball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Blainsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- New Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Newmanstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Myerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Alburtis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hosensack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Old Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Macungie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Ancient Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Hynemansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Seipstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- West Pottsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Bramcote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Gilbertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Congo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Anise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Neiffer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Leithsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Seidersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Hellertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freemansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Port Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rauschs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Rene Mont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Mantz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Aucheys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Landingville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- McKeansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- New Ringgold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosecliff, see our County-by-County Page for Rosecliff.
Cemeteries Near Rosecliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosecliff.
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 Rosecliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosecliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- DeTurk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Pottstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Rosecliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosecliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosecliff, with the one closest to Rosecliff listed first.
- Earlville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Earlville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Monocacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Monocacy Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
- Douglassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Worman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Worman is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worman
- Baumstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baumstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumstown
- Birdsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- South Birdsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Birdsboro is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Birdsboro
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Griesemersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Bramcote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosecliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosecliff.
Newspapers Published in Rosecliff ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosecliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosecliff, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosecliff.
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 Rosecliff:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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- Rosecliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Rosecliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |