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 Weishample (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 Weishample. 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.
Weishample is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Weishample. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weishample:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Weishample)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
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- Haas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Beurys Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Hegins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Pitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Newtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Meckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Rehrersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Strausstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Shartlesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Bernville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- North Heidelberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Tresckow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Locustdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grovania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Mainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Shumans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Bloomsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Pillow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elizabethville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Grantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Enders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Lancaster County
- Cocalico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Gold Mine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Green Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Greble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Jonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Heilmandale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Avon Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Newtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Tomhicken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- East Berwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conyngham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Sybertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- West Hazleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Hazleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Gowen City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Natalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Marshallton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Leck Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Bear Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- Liverpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Dundore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Selinsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Kratzerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Pallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Aline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Kreamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weishample, see our County-by-County Page for Weishample.
Cemeteries Near Weishample ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weishample.
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 Weishample - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weishample covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tifereth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollernan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Weishample in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weishample.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weishample, with the one closest to Weishample listed first.
- Mabel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Haas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Hegins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helfenstein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Donaldson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Pitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kehler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehler
- Valley View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Keffers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rausch Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- East Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weishample. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weishample.
Newspapers Published in Weishample ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weishample.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weishample, 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 Weishample.
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 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 Weishample:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 Weishample, 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- Weishample) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |