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 Silvertown (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 Silvertown. 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 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.
Silvertown is located in Berks 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 Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Silvertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silvertown:
- Berks County (The home county of Silvertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Birdsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robeson Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
- Monocacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Lorane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lorane is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Scarlets Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Bally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Exeter Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Exeter Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Brice Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brice Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
- Gibraltar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibraltar is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Amity Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Geigertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Argus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Milford Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Steinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Trumbauersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Rich Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Sellersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Fairhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Elverson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knauertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pottstown Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Isabella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Loag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Coventryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Bucktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Nantmeal Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Pughtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Cupola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Edgemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Saint Davids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Countrie Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Marple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Montrose Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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 Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Churchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Terre Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Blue Ball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Earl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Blainsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Newmanstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Myerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Avon Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Greble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Miners Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Alburtis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Powder Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Hosensack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- New Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Macungie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Seipstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Ancient Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Dillingerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Bramcote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Gilbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Congo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Anise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Port Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Aucheys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Rauschs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Rene Mont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Lake Wynonah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Landingville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Summit Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- McKeansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Moyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silvertown, see our County-by-County Page for Silvertown.
Cemeteries Near Silvertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silvertown.
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 Silvertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silvertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- DeTurk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Birdsboro.
- The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Wicklein Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343568 <2>
- Schwarzwald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young - Kissling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plow Church Cemetery
- Robeson Cemetery
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Silvertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silvertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silvertown, with the one closest to Silvertown listed first.
- South Birdsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Birdsboro is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Birdsboro
- Birdsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baumstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baumstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumstown
- Scarlets Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Monocacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Monocacy Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
- Bally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Gibraltar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibraltar is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Seyfert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seyfert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyfert
- Geigertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Cold Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cold Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jacksonwald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Douglassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neversink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silvertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silvertown.
Newspapers Published in Silvertown ...
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 Silvertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silvertown, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silvertown.
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 Silvertown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill 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> | 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- Silvertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Silvertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |