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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 Round Head (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 Round Head. 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 hospitals 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.

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

  • Berks County     (The home county of Round Head)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Bethel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Schubert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
    • Rehrersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
    • Meckville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Meckville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
    • Strausstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Aetna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wintersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wintersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • New Schaefferstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
    • Shartlesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bernville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Womelsdorf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Heidelberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Locustdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Aristes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
    • Newlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Newlin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Numidia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Numidia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
    • Slabtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Queen City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Shumans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Grantville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lykens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Shellsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
    • Erdman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
    • Gratz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bachmanville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
    • Hershey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Manadahill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
    • Loyalton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
    • Carsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Cocalico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
    • Blainsport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
    • Brickerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hopeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
    • Poplar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Clay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Clay is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Mount Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Elm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elm is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Elstonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
    • Stevens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Denver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Denver is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
    • Brunnerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Greble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greble is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
    • Fredericksburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Myerstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jonestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
    • Prescott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Prescott is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Sheridan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Inwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Lickdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
    • Murray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Stines Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
    • New Smithville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Locust Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Alaska
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Dooleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
    • Gowen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
    • Mount Carmel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Natalie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
    • Leck Kill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
    • Marshallton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
    • Bear Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Edgewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Shamokin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <1>
    • Bear Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Head, with the one closest to Round Head listed first.
    • Moyers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Marstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
    • Pine Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Summit Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Ravine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Friedensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
    • Lorberry Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
    • Beuchler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
    • Irving
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Irving is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Aucheys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys

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

Cemeteries Near Round Head ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Round Head.

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 Round Head - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

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

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

  • Bethel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stanhope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanhope is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
  • Meckville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meckville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
  • De Turksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
  • Crosskill Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskill Mills
  • Rehrersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
  • Schubert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Schubert is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
  • Moyers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
  • Pine Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlin is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Greble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greble is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
  • Exmoor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Exmoor is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmoor
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Aetna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wintersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wintersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Strausstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Round Head ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Head.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Round Head, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Round Head.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

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