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 Ruppsville (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 Ruppsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ruppsville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Ruppsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ruppsville:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Ruppsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Chapman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Wescosville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Ancient Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Orefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stetlersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Wennersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
- Weidasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Alburtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seipstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Hensingersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Schofer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Rittenhouse Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Topton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Eagle Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Huffs Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Grimville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Steinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Passer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Milford Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Pullen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Springtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richlandtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Bowmanstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Ashfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Little Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Parryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- New Mahoning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Pottstown Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Fricks Lock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Kenilworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Parker Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Slonaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bucktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Pughtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Seven Stars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knauertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Kresgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Palm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Hoppenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Red Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Anise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Gilbertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Perkiomenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- North Catasauqua
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Northampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Howertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Weaversville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Seidersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Walnutport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Kreidersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Andreas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Rauschs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Deer Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Tamaqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Hughesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Barbertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Pattenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- West Portal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ruppsville, see our County-by-County Page for Ruppsville.
Cemeteries Near Ruppsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruppsville.
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 Ruppsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ruppsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UCC Cemetery
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Fogelsville
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Zion Cemetery
- The Lehigh Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973095 <2>
- Morgenland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgenland Cemetery
- The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morganland Cemetery
- Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keneseth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longswamp Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Ruppsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ruppsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ruppsville, with the one closest to Ruppsville listed first.
- Chapman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Litzenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
- Haines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Fogelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Laros ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laros
- Trexlertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wescosville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Breinigsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- East Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stetlersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Orefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lockridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lockridge is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ruppsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruppsville.
Newspapers Published in Ruppsville ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruppsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruppsville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruppsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ruppsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren 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> | 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 Ruppsville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruppsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |