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 Stowe (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 Stowe. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stowe is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Stowe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stowe:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Stowe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Bramcote
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Halfway House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neiffer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Congo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Amity Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Bally
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monocacy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Yellow House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Birdsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bechtelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Griesemersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Stonersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Argus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Milford Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Steinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Trumbauersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Sellersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Fairhill
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Selsie Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Quakertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 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 Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Pottstown Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Fricks Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Bucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Pughtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Parker Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Knauertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Nantmeal Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Seven Stars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Radnor Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Davids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Green Countrie Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Marple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Montrose Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Broomall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Churchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Terre Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Earl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Red Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Weaverland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- New Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blainsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Newmanstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Hosensack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Hensingersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Alburtis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dillingerville
(18 miles [29 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
- Old Zionsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Macungie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Emmaus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- 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
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Leithsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Seidersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Hellertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- North Catasauqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Roxborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Chestnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Allen Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Manayunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Upsal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Pittville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Schuylkill County
- Port Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Centreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yorklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stowe, see our County-by-County Page for Stowe.
Cemeteries Near Stowe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stowe.
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 Stowe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stowe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pottstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fritz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stowe had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stowe, with the one closest to Stowe listed first.
- Bramcote
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Cedarville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Pottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kenilworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Douglassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Bally
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Worman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Worman is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worman
- Fricks Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Sanatoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Little Oley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Greshville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greshville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshville
- Monocacy Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
- Saint Peters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stowe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stowe.
Newspapers Published in Stowe ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stowe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stowe, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stowe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Stowe:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- Schuylkill County
- New Castle 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 Stowe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stowe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |