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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 Warwick (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 Warwick. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Warwick is located in Chester 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 Chester County: New Castle (DE), Cecil (MD), Berks, Delaware, Lancaster & Montgomery.

Below are the counties that are near Warwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warwick:

  • Chester County     (The home county of Warwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Loag
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Loag is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
    • Elverson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Knauertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Knauertown is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
    • Coventryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Coventryville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
    • Nantmeal Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
    • Isabella
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Ludwigs Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludwigs Corner is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwigs Corner
    • Cupola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
    • Bucktown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bucktown is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Pughtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pughtown is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
    • Cornog
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cornog is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornog
    • Springton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Springton is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springton
    • Dampman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dampman is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Geigertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Geigertown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
    • Kenneys
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kenneys is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
    • Joanna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Joanna is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
    • Bally
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scarlets Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
    • Morgantown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Morgan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Birdsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Monocacy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
    • Amity Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
    • Beckersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beckersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
    • Plowville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Plowville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
    • Robeson Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Argus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Argus is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
    • Derstines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Derstines is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
    • Milford Square
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford Square is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
    • Trumbauersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairhill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
      • Fairhill has also been known as:
      • Schnabletown
      • Snoveltown
    • Rich Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Sellersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Steinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
    • Perkasie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Selsie Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
    • Silverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Quakertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelly is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgemont is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
    • Glen Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ithan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ithan is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
    • Radnor Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
    • Radnor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saint Davids
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Green Countrie Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lima
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lima is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Montrose Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
    • Broomall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marple
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marple is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Churchtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beartown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Beartown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Meadville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • East Earl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ball
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Terre Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Weaverland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
    • Red Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
    • New Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Buyerstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
    • Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinkletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
    • Christiana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stricklerstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
    • Sheridan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Schaefferstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Johnstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Myerstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Hensingersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
    • Powder Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
    • Alburtis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hosensack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
    • Dillingerville
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Macungie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Zionsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
    • Zionsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ancient Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
    • New Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
    • Hynemansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
    • Emmaus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Limeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Bramcote
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
    • Stowe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Pottsgrove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
    • Pottstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
    • Pottsgrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
    • Sanatoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Royersford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fagleysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
    • Limerick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gilbertsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hanover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Philadelphia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Roxborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
    • Highland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.
    • Centreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Yorklyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Hockessin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Cuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Southwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Vintage Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
    • Winterthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cokesbury Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
    • Montchanin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • York Towne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
    • Rockland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Talleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Warwick, see our County-by-County Page for Warwick.

Cemeteries Near Warwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warwick.

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 Warwick - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.

  • Morningside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Elverson Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenkel UCC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Caernarvon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (395 more) ...

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 Warwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Warwick.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Warwick, with the one closest to Warwick listed first.

  • Trythall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Trythall is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trythall
  • Loag
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Loag is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
  • Saint Peters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Conestoga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Conestoga is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga
  • Knauertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Knauertown is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
  • Geigertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Geigertown is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
  • Cold Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Run is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
  • Joanna Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
  • Kenneys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kenneys is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
  • Isabella
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Wyebrooke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyebrooke is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyebrooke
  • Barneston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barneston is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneston
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • East Nantmeal
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Nantmeal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nantmeal
    • Nantmeal Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
    • Coventryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Coventryville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Warwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warwick.

Newspapers Published in Warwick ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Warwick, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Warwick.

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 helpful 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 Warwick:

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 Warwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Warwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.