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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 Windsor Castle (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 Windsor Castle. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Windsor Castle 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 Windsor Castle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windsor Castle:

  • Berks County     (The home county of Windsor Castle)
  • Bucks County
  • Carbon County
  • Chester County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Castle, with the one closest to Windsor Castle listed first.
    • Aristes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
    • Centralia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Locustdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
      • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <1>
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Castle, with the one closest to Windsor Castle listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sheridan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Windsor Castle to Sheridan
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stricklerstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Myerstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Prescott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Schaefferstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Johnstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Fredericksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Castle, with the one closest to Windsor Castle listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stines Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Smithville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hynemansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Weisenberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Seipstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wallner ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
      • Wallner is located in Lehigh County
    • Lochland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lochland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lochland
      • From Windsor Castle to Lochland
    • Weidasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alburtis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chapman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 Windsor Castle to Chapman
    • Ancient Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
      • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
  • Luzerne County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Castle, with the one closest to Windsor Castle listed first.
    • Palm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Congo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbertsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • Stowe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
      • Stowe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stowe <1>
    • West Pottsgrove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • East Greenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <1>
    • Bramcote
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bramcote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
      • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bramcote
      • From Windsor Castle to Bramcote
    • New Hanover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Anise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
      • Anise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anise
      • From Windsor Castle to Anise
  • Northampton County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Castle, with the one closest to Windsor Castle listed first.
    • Port Clinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Deer Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Rauschs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From Windsor Castle to Rauschs
    • Rene Mont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • New Ringgold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • McKeansburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
      • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Landingville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Orwigsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Aucheys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Windsor Castle to Aucheys
    • Lake Wynonah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Windsor Castle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor Castle.

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 Windsor Castle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windsor Castle, with the one closest to Windsor Castle 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 in 1895, Windsor Castle had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Five Locks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
    • Five Locks is located in Berks County
  • Hamburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Berne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Berne is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berne
    • From Windsor Castle to Berne
  • Shoemakersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakersville
    • Shoemakersville is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoemakersville <1>
  • Moselem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
    • Moselem is located in Berks County
  • Virginville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginville
    • Virginville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginville <1>
  • Lenhartsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Evansville is located in Berks County
  • Klinesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinesville
    • Klinesville is located in Berks County
  • Centerport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerport
    • Centerport is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerport <1>
  • Mohrsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrsville
    • Mohrsville is located in Berks County
  • Molltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molltown
    • Molltown is located in Berks County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Kirbyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenawald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenawald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenawald
      • Greenawald is located in Berks County
    • Port Clinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Windsor Castle ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windsor Castle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windsor Castle, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windsor Castle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Windsor Castle:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windsor Castle. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 Windsor Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor Castle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5389, Longitude: -75.9336       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Castle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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