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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 Wernersville (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 Wernersville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Wernersville is located in Berks County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.

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

  • Berks County     (The home county of Wernersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wernersville, with the one closest to Wernersville listed first.
    • Phoebe Berks Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoebe Berks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebe Berks Village
      • Phoebe Berks Village is located in Berks County
    • Brownsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Berks County
    • Sinking Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Whitfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Berks County
    • Robesonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
      • Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
    • West Lawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn
      • West Lawn is located in Berks County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lawn <2>
    • West Wyomissing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
      • West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Wyomissing Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
      • Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
    • North Heidelberg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohnton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohnton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnton
      • Mohnton is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohnton <2>
    • Adamstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
      • Adamstown is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Adamstown has also been known as:
      • Adamschteddel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <2>
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wernersville, with the one closest to Wernersville listed first.
    • Elverson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cambridge
      • From Wernersville to Cambridge
    • Honey Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Brook
      • Honey Brook is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Brook <2>
    • Dampman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Isabella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isabella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isabella
      • From Wernersville to Isabella
    • Loag
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Suplee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cupola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cupola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
      • Cupola is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cupola
      • From Wernersville to Cupola
    • Birdell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
      • Birdell is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birdell
      • From Wernersville to Birdell
    • Knauertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Wernersville to Rockville
    • Compass
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Dauphin County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wernersville, with the one closest to Wernersville listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <2>
    • Sheridan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From Wernersville to Sheridan
    • Stricklerstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schaefferstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Myerstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Prescott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Avon Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Greble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
    • Mount Zion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wernersville, with the one closest to Wernersville listed first.
    • New Smithville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hynemansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stines Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Weisenberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alburtis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seipstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seipstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
      • Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seipstown
      • From Wernersville to Seipstown
    • Hensingersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallner ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
      • Wallner is located in Lehigh County
    • Ancient Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
      • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
    • Chapman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapman
      • From Wernersville to Chapman
    • Macungie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macungie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macungie
      • Macungie is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macungie <2>
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Wernersville to Newtown
  • Montgomery County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wernersville, with the one closest to Wernersville listed first.
    • Aucheys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aucheys
      • From Wernersville to Aucheys
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Port Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
    • Moyers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moyers
      • From Wernersville to Moyers
    • Summit Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Lake Wynonah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Deer Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Landingville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Friedensburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cressona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Wernersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wernersville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wernersville had a population of 1,009 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wernersville had a population of 2,750 people.

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

  • Fritztown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritztown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritztown
    • Fritztown is located in Berks County
  • Vinemont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
    • Vinemont is located in Berks County
  • Sinking Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Robesonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blainsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cacoosing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cacoosing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacoosing
    • Cacoosing is located in Berks County
  • Gouglersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouglersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouglersville
    • Gouglersville is located in Berks County
  • North Heidelberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Womelsdorf Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf Station
    • Womelsdorf Station is located in Berks County
  • Swartzville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
    • Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
  • Adamstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
    • Adamstown is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Adamstown has also been known as:
    • Adamschteddel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <2>
  • Shillington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Wernersville ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wernersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wernersville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wernersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wernersville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wernersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wernersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Wernersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wernersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3296, Longitude: -76.0797    









 

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