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 Southwest Center City (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 Southwest Center City. 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.
Name Variations for Southwest Center City ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Southwest Center City: SW. Center City
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 and doctors 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.
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County : Burlington (NJ) , Camden (NJ) , Gloucester (NJ) , Bucks , Delaware & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Southwest Center City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southwest Center City:
Philadelphia County (The home county of Southwest Center City)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
University City (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Old City (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Old City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Queen Village (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village Philadelphia (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Bartram Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Wayne Junction (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Port Richmond (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond Germantown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Lindley Station ‑ Historic(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station Logan Station ‑ Historic(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station Manayunk (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Branchtown ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown Allegheny County
Overbrook (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Chestnut Wood Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
County Line (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
County Line is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Warminster Heights (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Croydon (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Casey Village (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Casey Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Johnsville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Johnsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Warminster Village (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Churchville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Churchville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Ivyland (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Hulmeville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Newportville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Newportville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville Winder Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Winder Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Strafford (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Strafford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Berwyn (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Devon (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Leopard (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Leopard is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Whitehorse (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Chesterbrook (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Paoli (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Green Lane Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Green Tree (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Green Tree is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Lees (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Lees is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Malvern (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Yeadon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Colwyn (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Colwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
Darby (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
East Lansdowne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
Millbourne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Millbourne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
Upper Darby (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Sharon Hill (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Aldan (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Aldan is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
Burmont (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Burmont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont Collingdale (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Drexel Hill (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Lansdowne (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Indiana County
Ernest (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Ernest is located in Indiana County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Bala - Cynwyd (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Cynwyd (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd Penn Wynne (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne Narberth (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
West Manayunk (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk Ardmore (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Elkins Park (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Wyndmoor (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Ashmead Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village Cheltenham (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Ryers (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Ryers is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryers Bryn Mawr (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Analine Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Aniline Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village White Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village Whites Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Carpenter (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Claymont Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Arden (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Arden is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
Ardencroft (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Ardentown (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Holly Oak (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Windy Bush (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Atlantic County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Collings Lakes (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes Hammonton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Hammonton is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Maple Shade (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Cinnaminson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Riverton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Greentree Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Ramblewood (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Riverside (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Heritage Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Marlton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Willingboro (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Beverly (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Hainesport (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport Burlington (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Camden (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Ablett Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Wood - Lynne (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
Gloucester City (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Morgan Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Brooklawn (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Pennsauken (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Cherry Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Golden Triangle (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Westmont (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Delair (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Delair is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair Colwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick Cumberland County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Beals Mill (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill Pleasantville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville Seabrook Farms (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms West Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Red Bank (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank North Woodbury (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury Thorofare (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Woodbury (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Cooper Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village Parkville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Westcotville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville Oak Valley (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Almonesson (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson Gibbstown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Mantua (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Mickleton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Mercer County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Somerset (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Titusville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville Trenton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
West Trenton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton Bear Tavern (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern Ewing (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Parkway Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village White Horse (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Auburn (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Whig Lane (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Carneys Point (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Portertown (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Riddleton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton Shirley (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Shirley is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Aldine (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine Pennsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Alloway (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway Friesburg (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg Olivet (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Olivet is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Acton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southwest Center City, see our County-by-County Page for Southwest Center City .
Cemeteries Near Southwest Center City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southwest Center City.
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 Southwest Center City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southwest Center City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Mikveh Israel Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Christ Church Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Franklins Grave (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Woodlands Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Old Camden Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Palmer Burial Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Old Cathedral Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Fernwood Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Holy Cross Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Darby Friends Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Friends Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
Darby Friends Burial Ground Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163102 <2>
Continue List (374 more) ...
Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Zion Methodist Meeting House Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185360 <2>
Mt. Peace Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Mt. Peace Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Southwest Center City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southwest Center City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southwest Center City, with the one closest to Southwest Center City listed first.
Grays Ferry (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry Schuylkill (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Philadelphia (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Bell Road ‑ Historic(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Bell Road is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Road Camden (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Angora (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Angora is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora Cardington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Cardington is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington Fernwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Fernwood is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Yeadon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Darby (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Colwyn (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Colwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
Gloucester City (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Continue List (21 more) ...
Pencoyd (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencoyd Pavonia (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Pavonia is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia Kensington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Kensington is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southwest Center City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southwest Center City .
Newspapers Published in Southwest Center City ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southwest Center City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southwest Center City, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Southwest Center City.
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 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 Southwest Center City:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Philadelphia County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Bucks County Chester County Delaware County Indiana County Montgomery County New Castle County Atlantic County Burlington County Camden County Cumberland County Gloucester County Mercer County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southwest Center City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Philadelphia County: https://www.phila.gov/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Southwest Center City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Southwest Center City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.