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 Shimerville (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 Shimerville. 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 and doctors 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.
Shimerville is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Warren (NJ), Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Shimerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shimerville:
- Northampton County (The home county of Shimerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Steel City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Steel City is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Middletown is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Freemansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lower Saucon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Saucon is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- William Penn Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- William Penn Manor is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Wagnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wagnerville is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Hellertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wassergass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wassergass is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seidersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seidersville is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Star Village is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chain Bridge was located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Red Lion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Huffs Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Topton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Landis Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Eshbach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Hinterleiter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Riegelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Kintnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Richlandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Strawntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strawntown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawntown
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Little Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Palmerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Bowmanstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Parryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Lehighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weissport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Chester County
- Fricks Lock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Friedensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Rittersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Coopersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catasauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- West Catasauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Hokendauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Limeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Coplay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seiple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Rossland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kresgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Arlington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- McMichael
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Stroudsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware Water Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Stroudsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reeders
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Long Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Palm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- East Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Red Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Telford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Franconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perkiomenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Andreas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Hughesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Portal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Everittstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Pattenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Baptistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Barbertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Jutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Pittstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Idell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- New Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Quakertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Morris County (NJ)
- Crestmoore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Somerset County (NJ)
- Woodfern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Asbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift was located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Brass Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Hazen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shimerville, see our County-by-County Page for Shimerville.
Cemeteries Near Shimerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shimerville.
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 Shimerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shimerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Freemansburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slovak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moravian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Shimerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shimerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Bethlehem is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Freemansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hellertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Saucon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Saucon is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Redington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redington is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seidersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seidersville is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Bingen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bingen is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
- Leithsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leithsville is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stouts is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Shimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shimer is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Brodhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brodhead is also located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Friedensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shimerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shimerville.
Newspapers Published in Shimerville ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shimerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shimerville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shimerville.
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 Shimerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shimerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shimerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |