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 Soudersburg (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 Soudersburg. 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 and hospitals 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.
Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Soudersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Soudersburg:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Soudersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Gordonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ronks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leaman Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Bird-in-Hand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smoketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mascot is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Monterey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Intercourse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Witmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- Talmage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Talmage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Adamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Alleghenyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- New Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Plowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Beckersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Kenneys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Tallowyck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Angelica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Mohnton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Atglen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Compass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Lenover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Parkesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Honey Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sadsburyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Suplee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Birdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Dauphin County
- Bachmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Schaefferstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Stricklerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Miners Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cornwall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Newmanstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mount Gretna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Quentin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Bramcote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Goram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Slab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Airville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- East Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Castle Fin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Craley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Bridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Slate Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Susquehanna Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Wrightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bittersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Hockessin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- York Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Yorklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mendenhall Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Pike Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rock Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Sylmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rising Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Conowingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calvert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Liberty Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Blake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Blue Ball Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Pylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lapidum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Soudersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Soudersburg.
Cemeteries Near Soudersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soudersburg.
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 Soudersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Soudersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <2>
- Beiler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Riverview Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
- The Riverview Burial Park has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1542536 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Soudersburg had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Soudersburg, with the one closest to Soudersburg listed first.
- Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gordonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ronks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leaman Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Bird-in-Hand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iva is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Bellemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellemont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Intercourse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mascot is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Witmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- Oregon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lampeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vintage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vintage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Soudersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Soudersburg.
Newspapers Published in Soudersburg ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soudersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soudersburg, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soudersburg.
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 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 Soudersburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Cecil County
- Harford 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Soudersburg) 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 Soudersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |