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 Weavertown (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 Weavertown. 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 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.
Weavertown is located in Lancaster County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Weavertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weavertown:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Weavertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Mascot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mascot is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Soudersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Gordonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ronks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bird-in-Hand
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Intercourse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monterey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smoketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Witmer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- Bareville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Leaman Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Talmage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Adamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Alleghenyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Plowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Angelica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Beckersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Joanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Mohnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Flying Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Freemanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Compass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Atglen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Honey Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parkesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sadsburyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Suplee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Birdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Dampman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Dauphin County
- Bachmanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Burd Coleman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Newmanstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mount Gretna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quentin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Bramcote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Goram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- East Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Airville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- New Bridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Slab
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Craley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Wrightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bruce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bryansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Bittersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Hockessin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- York Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- North Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Yorklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rock Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rising Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sylmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Conowingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calvert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Colora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Liberty Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Blue Ball Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Pylesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Street
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Kalmia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Lapidum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weavertown, see our County-by-County Page for Weavertown.
Cemeteries Near Weavertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weavertown.
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 Weavertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weavertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Beiler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <2>
- Siegrist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Weavertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weavertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
- Ronks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Soudersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Gordonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mascot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mascot is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Bird-in-Hand
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Witmer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- Leaman Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Groffdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groffdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groffdale
- Bareville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Fertility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellemont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Vintage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weavertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weavertown.
Newspapers Published in Weavertown ...
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 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weavertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weavertown, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weavertown.
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 Weavertown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Weavertown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weavertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |