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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 West Wayne (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 Wayne. 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 Wayne ...

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 Wayne: W. Wayne

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 southwest 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 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.

West Wayne is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: New Castle (DE), Gloucester (NJ), Chester, Montgomery & Philadelphia.

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of West Wayne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Ithan
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Ithan is located in Delaware County
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    • Radnor Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
    • Saint Davids
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wayne
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Radnor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Countrie Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Montrose Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
    • Rosemont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Marple
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Marple is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
    • Allgates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Allgates is located in Delaware County
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    • Broomall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgemont is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Colebrookdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
    • Ironstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
    • Amity Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
    • Bally
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Monocacy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
    • Bechtelsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Geigertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Geigertown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
    • Kenneys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Kenneys is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
    • Birdsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eshbach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eshbach is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Warminster Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
    • Warminster Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
    • Fairhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairhill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
      • Fairhill has also been known as:
      • Schnabletown
      • Snoveltown
    • Chalfont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • County Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Hartsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartsville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Ivyland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Warrington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Derstines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Derstines is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
    • Casey Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Castle Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Strafford
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Strafford is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
    • Devon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Leopard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Leopard is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
    • Chesterbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehorse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehorse is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Green Tree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County
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    • Paoli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Valley Forge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lees is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
    • General Warren Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Beartown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Beartown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Churchtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Hosensack
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
    • Dillingerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
      • Dillingerville has also been known as:
      • Dillinger
      • Dillingers Ville
      • Dillingers
      • Dillingersville
      • Stahlers
    • Powder Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
    • Zionsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Gulph Mills Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
    • Gulph Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rampart Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
    • Bryn Mawr
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brandywine Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
    • King - of - Prussia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Conshohocken
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Conshohocken
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forge Spring Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Spring Village
    • Ardmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Philadelphia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Roxborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
    • Manayunk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
    • Allen Lane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
    • Chestnut Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Highland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Upsal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
    • Germantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Somerville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Wayne Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
    • Bartram Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
    • University City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Branchtown ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Carpenter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • White Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Arden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Claymont Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
    • Talleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Riverton
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
    • Maple Shade
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Riverside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Beverly
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Greentree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Marlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • Willingboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
    • Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Heritage Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Hainesport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Ablett Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Gloucester City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
    • Morgan Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Delair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
    • Pennsauken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
    • Brooklawn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
    • Wood - Lynne
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Cherry Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Colwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
    • Golden Triangle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
    • Westmont
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Gibbstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Red Bank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Thorofare
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
    • North Woodbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
    • Beckett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Mickleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
    • Parkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Woodbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
    • Mantua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Oak Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wayne, with the one closest to West Wayne listed first.
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Carneys Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Pennsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Portertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Whig Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
    • Pointers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Riddleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton

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

Cemeteries Near West Wayne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Wayne.

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 Wayne - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Davids Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Monicas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Valley Friends Meeting Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Radnor Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44499 <2>
  • Gulph UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph UCC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gulph UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
    • The Gulph UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gulf Christian Cemetery
    • Gulf Mills Cemetery
    • Gulf United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Gulph Christian Cemetery
    • Gulph Mills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #551699 <2>
  • Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Forge Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Charbel Mission Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marple Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • St. Augustine RC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Augustines Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Wayne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Wayne.

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

  • Strafford
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Strafford is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Ithan
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ithan is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
  • Radnor Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
  • Wayne
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Saint Davids
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Devon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Berwyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Leopard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leopard is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
  • Villanova
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Upton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Upton is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Radnor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • New Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Centerville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
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    • Newtown Square
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gulph Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden

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

Newspapers Published in West Wayne ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Wayne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Wayne, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Wayne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wayne:

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 West Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Wayne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.