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 Weikert (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 Weikert. 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.
Weikert is located in Union 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 Union County: Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Weikert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weikert:
- Union County (The home county of Weikert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Pardee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
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- Cherry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
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- Glen Iron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
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- Laurelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
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- Hartleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mifflinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- New Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Linntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Woodward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Ingleby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Livonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Wolfs Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
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- Aaronsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rebersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zerby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
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- Madisonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
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- Penn Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
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- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Greenburr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
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- Tylersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Loganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
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- Salona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Rauchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Abdera
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Cedar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Castanea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Paxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pillow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Swales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Seven Stars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Locust Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thompsontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Port
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Collomsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Antes Fort
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
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- Jersey Shore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duboistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Maple Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Hughesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ramsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
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- Salladasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Grimesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Newberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- South Williamsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Alfarata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
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- Paintersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Honey Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Milroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Lumber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Yeagertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Selinsgrove Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
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- Asherton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Herndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Malta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
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- Mile Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
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- Potts Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dewart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watsontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mandata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
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- Ickesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
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- Blain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Middle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
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- Troxelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Benfer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Beaver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Bannerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Beavertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penns Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Globe Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weikert, see our County-by-County Page for Weikert.
Cemeteries Near Weikert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weikert.
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 Weikert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weikert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cedars Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paradise Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Hassingers Old Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Schracktown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Weikert had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weikert, with the one closest to Weikert listed first.
- Pardee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Cherry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Woodward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Iron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Fiedler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Poe Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poe Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
- Middle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Troxelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Ingleby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Benfer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Hartleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crossgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Beaver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weikert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weikert.
Newspapers Published in Weikert ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weikert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weikert, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weikert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Weikert:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder 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 Weikert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weikert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |