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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 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 southwest 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 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.

Weavertown is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.

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:

  • Lebanon County     (The home county of Weavertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Richland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Myerstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sheridan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Prescott
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Prescott is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Newmanstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Schaefferstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stricklerstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
    • Avon Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
    • Greble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greble is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
    • Mount Zion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Johnstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Avon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Mount Aetna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wintersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wintersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Womelsdorf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rehrersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
    • North Heidelberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
    • Robesonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Schaefferstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
    • Meckville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meckville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
    • Schubert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
    • Bernville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Strausstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Elverson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Suplee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Suplee is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
    • Dampman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dampman is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
    • Compass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Compass is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
    • Cupola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
    • Isabella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Loag
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Loag is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
    • Birdell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Birdell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
    • Rockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Locustdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Bachmanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
    • Grantville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hershey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shellsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
    • Union Deposit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
    • Manadahill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
    • Skyline View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
    • Williamstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hummelstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Clifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Lykens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Cocalico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
    • Hopeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
    • Poplar Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Brickerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Clay is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Blainsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
    • Elm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Elm is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Mount Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Brunnerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Denver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Denver is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
    • Stevens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elstonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Locust Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Alaska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Dooleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
    • Gowen City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
    • Leck Kill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Marstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
    • Moyers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Pine Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Summit Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Irving
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Irving is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Suedberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
    • Paradise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Beuchler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
    • Ravine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Aucheys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
    • Friedensburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Echo Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weavertown, with the one closest to Weavertown listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Prospect
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Prospect is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Goldsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • York Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallam is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
    • Valley Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Green is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • Marsh Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Craley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Craley is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Wolf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Redland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Redland Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
    • Starview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Starview is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview

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.

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lapps Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Horst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Cemetery
    • The Horst Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Snavely Cemetery
  • Reeds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
    • The Reeds Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zions Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45852 <2>
  • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hebron Moravian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • United Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Womelsdorf Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kimmerlings Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Conrad Weiser Gravesite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (285 more) ...
    • Host Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frantz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.

  • Myerstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Reistville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Reistville is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reistville
  • Prescott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Prescott is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Millbach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millbach is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbach
  • Sheridan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Stouchsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stouchsburg is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouchsburg
  • Schaefferstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kleinfeltersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newmanstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wintersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wintersville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Mount Aetna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Iona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Iona is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Womelsdorf Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Womelsdorf Station is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf Station
    • Womelsdorf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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 56 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 13 miles [20.9 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 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 Weavertown:

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'.