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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 Salfordville (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 Salfordville. 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 doctors and 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.

Salfordville is located in Montgomery County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Salfordville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salfordville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Evangelical Congregation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Evangelical Congregation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Evangelical Congregation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eden Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salford Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salford Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salford Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delps Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keelys Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keelys Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keelys Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franconia Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franconia Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franconia Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Skippack Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Skippack Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Skippack Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Christ Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Christ Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Salford Schwenkfelder Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salford Schwenkfelder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salford Schwenkfelder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Perkiomen Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkiomen Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkiomen Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

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

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salfordville had a population of 368 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bergey
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergey
    • Bergey is located in Montgomery County
  • Spring Mount
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mount
    • Spring Mount is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mount <2>
  • Woxall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hendricks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
    • Hendricks is located in Montgomery County
  • Salford
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salford
    • Salford is located in Montgomery County
  • Zieglersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Delphi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumneytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumneytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumneytown
    • Sumneytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumneytown <2>
  • Harleysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Morwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morwood
    • Morwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Kratz
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratz
    • Kratz is located in Montgomery County
  • Schwenksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwenksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwenksville
    • Schwenksville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwenksville <2>
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    • Earlington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
      • Earlington is located in Montgomery County
    • Green Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane
      • Green Lane is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Lane <2>
    • Perkiomenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Salfordville ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salfordville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salfordville, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salfordville.

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 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 Salfordville:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 from Point A (ie- Salfordville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salfordville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2939, Longitude: -75.4327       In this case, the coordinates for Salfordville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Salfordville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.