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 Willowdale (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 Willowdale. 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 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.
Willowdale is located in Chester 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 Chester County : New Castle (DE) , Cecil (MD) , Berks , Delaware , Lancaster & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Willowdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willowdale:
Chester County (The home county of Willowdale)
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Red Lion (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Red Lion is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion Marlboro (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Marlboro is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro Unionville (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Unionville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Kennett Square (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Hamorton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Hamorton is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton Mendenhall (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Corinne (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Corinne is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne Toughkenamon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Wawaset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Wawaset is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset Avondale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
New Garden (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
New Garden is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden Baker (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Baker is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Chatham (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Chatham is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Allegheny County
Overbrook (26 miles [41.8 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 Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Kenneys (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Kenneys is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys Morgantown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Joanna (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Joanna is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Geigertown (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Geigertown is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown New Morgan (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
New Morgan is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
Bally (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Scarlets Mill (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill Plowville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Plowville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville Monocacy (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Monocacy is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Beckersville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Beckersville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville Amity Gardens (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Amity Gardens is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens Birdsboro (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Alleghenyville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Alleghenyville is located in Berks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Zebleys Corner (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner Glen Mills (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Chelsea (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Chelsea is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Chester Heights (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Creekside Village at Naamans (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Garnet Valley (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Aston Mills (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Aston Mills is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills Boothwyn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Lima (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Lima is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Rockdale (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Rockdale is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Glen Riddle (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle Linwood (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Edgemont (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Edgemont is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Indiana County
Ernest (26 miles [41.8 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 Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Christiana (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Gap (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Ninepoints (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints Smyrna (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Smyrna is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Buyerstown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown Meadville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Meadville is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Kinzers (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Oak Hill (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Summerhill (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Summerhill is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Beartown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Beartown is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Churchtown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Kirks Mills (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills Little Britain (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Little Britain is located in Lancaster County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Colonial Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village Port Providence (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Port Providence is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence Mingo (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Mingo is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Audubon (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Brandywine Village (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village Bryn Mawr (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Gulph Mills Village (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village King - of - Prussia (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Rampart Ridge (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge Royersford (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Ardmore (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Forge Spring Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Spring Village Gulph Mills (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Philadelphia County
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Bartram Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Southwest Center City (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City University City (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Manayunk (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Roxborough (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough Philadelphia (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Upsal (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Germantown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Old City (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Old City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Queen Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village Allen Lane (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Chestnut Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Highland (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Highland is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Vintage Village (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village Yorklyn (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Hockessin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Southwood (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Ashland (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Centreville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
North Star (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
North Star is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star York Towne (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne Cokesbury Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village Mount Cuba (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba Mendenhall Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village Montchanin (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Winterthur (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Cecil County (MD)
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Appleton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Fair Hill (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill Old Line Village of Fair Hill (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Bank ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Bank is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank Barksdale (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Elk Mills (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
West Creek Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village Winding Brook Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village Andora (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Andora is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora Blake (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Blake is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Iron Hill (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Blue Ball Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village Cherry Hill (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Harford County (MD)
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Conowingo Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village Lapidum (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum Stafford ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Stafford is located in Harford County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Darlington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Havre de Grace (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Bridgeport (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cooper (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Beckett (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Gibbstown (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Mickleton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Mullica Hill (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill Thorofare (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Parkville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Red Bank (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Avis Mills (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills Centre City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City Mantua (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Oak Valley (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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 Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Carneys Point (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Pennsville (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Auburn (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Pointers (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Salem (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Salem is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
Acton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Penton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Penton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton Portertown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Quinton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton Riddleton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton Alloway (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway Hancocks Bridge (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge Whig Lane (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Willowdale, see our County-by-County Page for Willowdale .
Cemeteries Near Willowdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willowdale.
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 Willowdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willowdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Union Hill Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
St. Patrick's Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Longwood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
New Garden Orthodox Friends Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Marshallton UMC Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
West Marlborough AME Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
West Grove Friends Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
St. Marys Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Doe Run Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Doe Run Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> Coatesville . The Doe Run Cemetery has also been known as:
Doe Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244008 <2>
New West Grove Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (338 more) ...
Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> Wilmington (DE) . The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
Lower Brandywine Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #289047 <2>
Quaker Meeting Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Hicksite Friends Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Willowdale had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willowdale, with the one closest to Willowdale listed first.
Kennett Square (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Unionville (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Unionville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Marlboro (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Marlboro is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro Longwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Longwood is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Embreeville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Embreeville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville Toughkenamon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Rosedale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Rosedale is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Mendenhall (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Hamorton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Hamorton is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton Parkersville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Parkersville is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersville Corinne (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Corinne is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne Northbrook (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Northbrook is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook Continue List (17 more) ...
Glenhall (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Glenhall is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall New Garden (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
New Garden is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden Wawaset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Wawaset is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willowdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willowdale .
Newspapers Published in Willowdale ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willowdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willowdale, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Willowdale.
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 helpful 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 Willowdale:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Chester County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Berks County Delaware County Indiana County Lancaster County Montgomery County Philadelphia County New Castle County Cecil County Harford County Gloucester County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willowdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Chester County: https://www.chesco.org/
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 . 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- Willowdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Willowdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.