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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 West Mount Airy (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 West Mount Airy. 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.
Name Variations for West Mount Airy ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Mount Airy: W. Mt. Airy (or less commonly used: W. Mnt. Airy)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
West Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County : Burlington (NJ) , Camden (NJ) , Gloucester (NJ) , Bucks , Delaware & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near West Mount Airy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Mount Airy:
Philadelphia County (The home county of West Mount Airy)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Allen Lane (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Upsal (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Chestnut Hill (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Highland (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Highland is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Branchtown ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown Milestown ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Milestown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown Pittville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Pittville is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville Somerville ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Somerville is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Germantown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Wayne Junction (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Manayunk (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Roxborough (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station Allegheny County
Overbrook (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Berks County
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Colebrookdale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Colebrookdale is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale Ironstone (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Ironstone is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone Boyertown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Indian Springs Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
County Line (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
County Line is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Chestnut Wood Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Johnsville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Johnsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Warminster Heights (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Warminster Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Casey Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Casey Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Ivyland (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Churchville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Churchville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Hartsville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Hartsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Warrington (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Richboro (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Croydon (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Grenoble (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Grenoble is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenoble Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Strafford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Strafford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Berwyn (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Devon (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Chesterbrook (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Leopard (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Leopard is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Valley Forge (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Whitehorse (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Duffryn Mawr (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Green Tree (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Green Tree is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Paoli (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Lees (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Lees is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Malvern (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
General Warren Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Haverford Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Haverford Village is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village Haverford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Millbourne (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Millbourne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
Rosemont (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Allgates (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Allgates is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates Llanerch (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Llanerch is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanerch Montrose Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Montrose Village is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village Yeadon (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Drexel Hill (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
East Lansdowne (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
Lansdowne (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Radnor (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Addingham (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Addingham is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addingham Indiana County
Ernest (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Ernest is located in Indiana County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Wyndmoor (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
West Manayunk (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk Elkins Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Flourtown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Wyncote (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Bala - Cynwyd (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Cynwyd (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd Oreland (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Glenside (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Glenside is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside Jenkintown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Narberth (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Ashmead Village (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village Ardmore (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Analine Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Aniline Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village Carpenter (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter White Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village Whites Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Arden (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Arden is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
Ardencroft (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Ardentown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Claymont Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Holly Oak (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Windy Bush (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Bellefonte (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Riverton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Cinnaminson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Riverside (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Maple Shade (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Beverly (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Ramblewood (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Willingboro (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Greentree Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Burlington (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
Marlton (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Heritage Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Hainesport (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport Florence (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Florence is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Ablett Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Camden (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Delair (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Delair is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair Pennsauken (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Morgan Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Wood - Lynne (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
Gloucester City (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Colwick (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick Brooklawn (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Cherry Hill Mall (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall Cherry Hill (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Golden Triangle (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Westmont (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Red Bank (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank North Woodbury (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury Thorofare (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Woodbury (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Almonesson (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson Cooper Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village Gibbstown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Parkville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Westcotville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville Mantua (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Oak Valley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cooper (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Mickleton (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Hunterdon County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Lambertville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
Raven Rock (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock Prallsville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville Rosemont (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Idell (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell Linvale (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Linvale is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linvale Sergeantsville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville Snydertown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown Mercer County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Somerset (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Titusville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville West Trenton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton Bear Tavern (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern Ewing (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Parkway Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village Trenton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
White Horse (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Eldridge Park (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park Warner Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Warner Village is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village Lawrenceville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville Mercerville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Mercerville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville Rosemont (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Rosemont is located in Mercer County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Auburn (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Carneys Point (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Whig Lane (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Mount Airy, see our County-by-County Page for West Mount Airy .
Cemeteries Near West Mount Airy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Mount Airy.
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 West Mount Airy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Mount Airy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
St. Marys Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Leverington Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverington Cemetery The Leverington Cemetery has also been known as:
Roxborough Cemetery Roxbrouugh Leverington Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45934 <2>
Chelten Hills Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Ivy Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Ivy Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia . The Ivy Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
Germantown & Chestnut Hill Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45186 <2>
Yeakel Schwenkfelder (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Westminster Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Hood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Philadelphia National Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Northwood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Continue List (403 more) ...
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Laurel Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
Central Laurel Hill Cemetery North Laurel Hill Cemetery South Laurel Hill Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45266 <2>
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 West Mount Airy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Mount Airy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Mount Airy, with the one closest to West Mount Airy listed first.
Upsal (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Mount Pleasant (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Mount Airy (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy Allen Lane (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Carpenter (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Carpenter is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Glen Willow (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Glen Willow is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Willow Chestnut Hill (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Highland (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Highland is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Gravers (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Gravers is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravers West Manayunk (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk Manayunk (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Wissahickon (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissahickon Continue List (25 more) ...
Germantown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Wayne Junction (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Logan (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Logan is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Mount Airy. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Mount Airy .
Newspapers Published in West Mount Airy ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Mount Airy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Mount Airy, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for West Mount Airy.
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 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 West Mount Airy:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Philadelphia County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Berks County Bucks County Chester County Delaware County Indiana County Montgomery County New Castle County Burlington County Camden County Gloucester County Hunterdon County Mercer County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Mount Airy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Philadelphia County: https://www.phila.gov/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 West Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 from Point A (ie- West Mount Airy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.