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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Shillington (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 Shillington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Shillington is located in Berks 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.

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

  • Berks County     (The home county of Shillington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shillington, with the one closest to Shillington listed first.
    • Deerfield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
      • Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
    • Kenhorst
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenhorst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenhorst
      • Kenhorst is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenhorst <2>
    • Wyomissing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
      • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <2>
    • West Wyomissing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
      • West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Mohnton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohnton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnton
      • Mohnton is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohnton <2>
    • Millmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
      • Millmont is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millmont
      • From Shillington to Millmont
    • Reading
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Reading
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading
      • West Reading is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Reading <2>
    • Sinking Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Lawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn
      • West Lawn is located in Berks County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lawn <2>
    • Whitfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Berks County
    • Freemanville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucks County
    • Steinsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shillington, with the one closest to Shillington listed first.
    • Elverson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dampman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Isabella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isabella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isabella
      • From Shillington to Isabella
    • Loag
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cambridge
      • From Shillington to Cambridge
    • Honey Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Brook
      • Honey Brook is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Brook <2>
    • Suplee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cupola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cupola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cupola
      • From Shillington to Cupola
    • Knauertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pottstown Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Shillington to Rockville
    • Birdell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
      • Birdell is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birdell
      • From Shillington to Birdell
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shillington, with the one closest to Shillington listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <2>
    • Sheridan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From Shillington to Sheridan
    • Stricklerstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Schaefferstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Johnstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Myerstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Prescott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Avon Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Avon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
    • Greble
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Miners Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
      • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shillington, with the one closest to Shillington listed first.
    • Port Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
    • Jefferson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Aucheys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aucheys
      • From Shillington to Aucheys
    • Summit Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Lake Wynonah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moyers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moyers
      • From Shillington to Moyers
    • Landingville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Rauschs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From Shillington to Rauschs
    • Friedensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Schuylkill Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Shillington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shillington.

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 Shillington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shillington had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shillington had a population of 5,300 people.

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

  • Grill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
    • Grill is located in Berks County
  • Millmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
    • Millmont is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millmont
    • From Shillington to Millmont
  • Reading
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sinking Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gouglersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouglersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
    • Gouglersville is located in Berks County
  • Angelica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angelica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Angelica is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Angelica
    • From Shillington to Angelica
  • Ridgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
    • Ridgewood is located in Berks County
  • Cacoosing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cacoosing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacoosing
    • Cacoosing is located in Berks County
  • Knauers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knauers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauers
    • Knauers is located in Berks County
  • Seyfert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seyfert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
    • Seyfert is located in Berks County
  • Neversink
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neversink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
    • Neversink is located in Berks County
  • Gibraltar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibraltar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Gibraltar is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gibraltar
    • From Shillington to Gibraltar
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stony Creek Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Mills
      • Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
    • Bernharts
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernharts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernharts
      • Bernharts is located in Berks County
    • Muhlenberg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muhlenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
      • Muhlenberg is located in Berks County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shillington ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shillington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shillington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shillington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shillington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<6> of Shillington.

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 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 Shillington:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shillington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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.
<5>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 Shillington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shillington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shillington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3067, Longitude: -75.9683    









 

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