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 Upper Providence (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 Upper Providence. 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 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.
Upper Providence is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County : New Castle (DE) , Gloucester (NJ) , Chester , Montgomery & Philadelphia .
Below are the counties that are near Upper Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Providence:
Delaware County (The home county of Upper Providence)
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Edgemont (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Edgemont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Marple (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Marple is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Lima (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Lima is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Broomall (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Green Countrie Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Elwyn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Elwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn Media (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Glen Riddle (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle Rockdale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Rockdale is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Rose Valley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Rose Valley is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
Chester Heights (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Glen Mills (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Aston Mills (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Aston Mills is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills Allegheny County
Overbrook (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Berks County
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Bally (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Ironstone (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Ironstone is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone Kenneys (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Kenneys is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys Amity Gardens (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Amity Gardens is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens Colebrookdale (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Colebrookdale is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale Geigertown (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Geigertown is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown Joanna (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Joanna is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Boyertown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Indian Springs Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Monocacy (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Monocacy is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Morgantown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Birdsboro (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
New Morgan (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
New Morgan is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Warminster Village (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Chestnut Wood Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
County Line (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
County Line is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Johnsville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Johnsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Warminster Heights (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Casey Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Casey Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Chalfont (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Hartsville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Hartsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Ivyland (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Warrington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Fairhill (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Fairhill is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Fairhill has also been known as:
Schnabletown Snoveltown Castle Valley (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Castle Valley is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley Churchville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Churchville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Whitehorse (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Leopard (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Leopard is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Green Lane Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Berwyn (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Devon (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Strafford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Strafford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Duffryn Mawr (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Green Tree (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Green Tree is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Paoli (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
General Warren Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Lees (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Lees is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Malvern (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
West Goshen (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
West Goshen is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen Indiana County
Ernest (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Ernest is located in Indiana County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Lancaster County
Christiana (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Bryn Mawr (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Penn Wynne (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne Colonial Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village Ardmore (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Rampart Ridge (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge Gulph Mills Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village Gulph Mills (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Narberth (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
West Conshohocken (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Bala - Cynwyd (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Cynwyd (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd Brandywine Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village Conshohocken (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Philadelphia County
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Bartram Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Manayunk (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Southwest Center City (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City University City (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Roxborough (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Philadelphia (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Allen Lane (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Chestnut Hill (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Highland (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Highland is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Upsal (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Germantown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Old City (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Old City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Queen Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Analine Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Aniline Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village Carpenter (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter White Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village Whites Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Arden (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Ardentown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Claymont Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Holly Oak (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Windy Bush (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Talleyville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Cecil County (MD)
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Appleton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Barksdale (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Iron Hill (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill West Creek Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village Winding Brook Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village Andora (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Andora is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora Bank ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Bank is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank Elk Mills (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Fair Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill Old Line Village of Fair Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Blake (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Blake is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cherry Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Cinnaminson (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Maple Shade (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Riverton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Greentree Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Ramblewood (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Riverside (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Marlton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Beverly (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Heritage Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Willingboro (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Burlington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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 Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Ablett Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Brooklawn (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Camden (16 miles [25.7 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
Gloucester City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Wood - Lynne (17 miles [27.4 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
Delair (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Delair is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair Pennsauken (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Cherry Hill (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Colwick (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick Golden Triangle (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Westmont (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Glendora (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Cumberland County (NJ)
Beals Mill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Bridgeport (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cooper (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Gibbstown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Beckett (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Red Bank (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Thorofare (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Mickleton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton North Woodbury (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury Parkville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Woodbury (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Centre City (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City Mantua (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Oak Valley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Auburn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Carneys Point (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Pennsville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Portertown (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Pointers (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Whig Lane (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Acton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Penton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Penton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton Riddleton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton Salem (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Salem is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
Aldine (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine Alloway (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway Quinton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Providence .
Cemeteries Near Upper Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Providence.
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 Upper Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Cumberland Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Honeycomb United AME Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Calvary Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Media Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media Cemetery The Media Cemetery has also been known as:
Media Cemetery Memorial Gardens Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45395 <2>
St. Charbel Mission Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Springfield Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Marple Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Glenwood Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Old Cheyney Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Thornbury AME Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Edgewood Memorial Park (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (412 more) ...
Mt. Hope Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Ohev Sholom Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Mt. Sharon Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Upper Providence had a population of 249 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Providence, with the one closest to Upper Providence listed first.
Edgemont (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Edgemont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Gradyville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Lima (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Lima is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Marple (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Marple is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Newtown Square (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Elwyn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Elwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn Moylan (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Moylan is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moylan Media (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Broomall (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Whitehorse (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Locksley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Locksley is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksley Glen Mills (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (20 more) ...
Darling (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Darling is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Chester Heights (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Wawa (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Wawa is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Providence .
Newspapers Published in Upper Providence ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Providence, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Upper Providence.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Upper Providence:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Delaware County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Berks County Bucks County Chester County Indiana County Lancaster County Montgomery County Philadelphia County New Castle County Cecil County Burlington County Camden County Cumberland County Gloucester County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Providence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Delaware County: https://delcopa.gov/
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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 Upper Providence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.