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 Schoeneck (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 Schoeneck. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Schoeneck is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Schoeneck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schoeneck:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Schoeneck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Denver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stevens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Cocalico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Reamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephrata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Hopeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Brickerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Brunnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Adamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Robesonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wernersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Tallowyck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Mohnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sinking Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Angelica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elverson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dampman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Suplee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Compass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Cupola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Isabella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Birdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Atglen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Knoll
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Bachmanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Shellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Hummelstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Manadahill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Skyline View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Stricklerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Newmanstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schaefferstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Burd Coleman Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cornwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Bramcote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pottstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halfway House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Gilbertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Moyers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Summit Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Aucheys
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Marstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Wynonah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Port Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Irving
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Pine Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friedensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Paradise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- East Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Craley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Goram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Hallam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- New Bridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Yorkana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Bittersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- York Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Airville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Mount Wolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schoeneck, see our County-by-County Page for Schoeneck.
Cemeteries Near Schoeneck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schoeneck.
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 Schoeneck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schoeneck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44832 <2>
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Blainsport.
- The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blainsport Cemetery
- Blainsport Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193208 <2>
- Blainsport Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeland UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Schoeneck had a population of 272 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schoeneck, with the one closest to Schoeneck listed first.
- Stevens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Durlach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durlach is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durlach
- Reamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Blainsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Ephrata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Murrell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell
- Hahnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hahnstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnstown
- Swartzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
- Vinemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vinemont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Kleinfeltersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millway is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millway
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schoeneck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schoeneck.
Newspapers Published in Schoeneck ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schoeneck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schoeneck, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schoeneck.
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 websites either 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 Schoeneck:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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 Schoeneck, 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 from Point A (ie- Schoeneck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |