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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 Shand Vassar (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 Shand Vassar. 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 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.

Shand Vassar is located in Chester 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 Chester County: New Castle (DE), Cecil (MD), Berks, Delaware, Lancaster & Montgomery.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Shand Vassar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Devon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Strafford
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Strafford is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
    • Berwyn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chesterbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Leopard is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
    • Valley Forge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Green Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Paoli
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lees
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lees is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
    • General Warren Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Malvern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Ironstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
    • Bally
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colebrookdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
    • Amity Gardens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
    • Indian Springs Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Geigertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Geigertown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
    • Monocacy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
    • Kenneys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Kenneys is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
    • Bechtelsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eshbach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eshbach is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Fairhill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fairhill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
      • Fairhill has also been known as:
      • Schnabletown
      • Snoveltown
    • Chalfont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Warminster Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
    • County Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Derstines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Derstines is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
    • Johnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Warminster Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
    • Warrington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Argus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Argus is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
    • Castle Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
    • Hartsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartsville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Ivyland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Saint Davids
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Radnor Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
    • Radnor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ithan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ithan is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
    • Green Countrie Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Edgemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Edgemont is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
    • Montrose Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
    • Allgates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Allgates is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
    • Broomall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marple
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marple is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Churchtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Beartown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Beartown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Meadville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Meadville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Hosensack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
    • Powder Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
    • Dillingerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Old Zionsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
    • Zionsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Brandywine Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
    • Gulph Mills Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
    • King - of - Prussia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulph Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rampart Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
    • Audubon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forge Spring Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Spring Village
    • West Conshohocken
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeffersonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Port Providence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
  • Philadelphia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Roxborough
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
    • Manayunk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
    • Chestnut Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Highland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Allen Lane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
    • Upsal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Branchtown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
    • Logan Station ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station
    • Milestown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
    • Pittville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Bartram Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Carpenter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • White Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Arden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Claymont Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
    • Talleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Burlington County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Riverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
    • Cinnaminson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
    • Maple Shade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Beverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Ramblewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Greentree Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Willingboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
    • Burlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
    • Heritage Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Marlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Ablett Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Camden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
    • Gloucester City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
    • Morgan Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Wood - Lynne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Delair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
    • Pennsauken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
    • Brooklawn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
    • Cherry Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Colwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
    • Golden Triangle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
    • Westmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Gibbstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Bridgeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Red Bank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Thorofare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
    • Mickleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
    • North Woodbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
    • Woodbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
    • Beckett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Parkville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Mantua
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Oak Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shand Vassar, with the one closest to Shand Vassar listed first.
    • Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Carneys Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Pennsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Portertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Whig Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane

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

Cemeteries Near Shand Vassar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shand Vassar.

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 Shand Vassar - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Monicas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Valley Friends Meeting Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Davids Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington Memorial Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Forge Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Augustine RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Augustines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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    • Wetherills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44499 <2>
    • Gulph UCC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph UCC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gulph UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
      • The Gulph UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gulf Christian Cemetery
      • Gulf Mills Cemetery
      • Gulf United Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Gulph Christian Cemetery
      • Gulph Mills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #551699 <2>

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 Shand Vassar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shand Vassar.

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

  • New Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • New Centerville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
  • Devon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Berwyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Strafford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Strafford is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Garden is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
  • Rennyson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rennyson is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennyson
  • Daylesford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Daylesford is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylesford
  • Leopard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leopard is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
  • Saint Davids
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Howellville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Howellville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellville
  • Paoli
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Tree is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Ithan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ithan is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
    • Radnor Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station

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

Newspapers Published in Shand Vassar ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shand Vassar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shand Vassar, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shand Vassar.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Shand Vassar:

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 Shand Vassar, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shand Vassar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.