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 Wister (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 Wister. 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.
Wister is located in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County : Burlington (NJ) , Camden (NJ) , Gloucester (NJ) , Bucks , Delaware & Montgomery .
Below are the counties that are near Wister. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wister:
Philadelphia County (The home county of Wister)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Somerville ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Somerville is located in Philadelphia County Branchtown ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County Wayne Junction (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Logan Station ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County Germantown (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Lindley Station ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County McCartersville ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartersville McCartersville is located in Philadelphia County Tabor Junction ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Junction Tabor Junction is located in Philadelphia County Tabor Station ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Station Tabor Station is located in Philadelphia County Pittville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville Pittville is located in Philadelphia County Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County Lawton Station ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County Milestown ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown Milestown is located in Philadelphia County Allegheny County
Overbrook (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Chestnut Wood Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County Warminster Heights (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warminster Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Warminster Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warminster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Ivyland (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivyland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyland Ivyland is located in Bucks County Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivyland <3>
Casey Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Casey Village is located in Bucks County Churchville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Churchville is located in Bucks County Croydon (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Croydon is located in Bucks County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croydon <3>
Hartsville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Hartsville is located in Bucks County Warrington (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Newportville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville Newportville is located in Bucks County Richboro (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Grenoble (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grenoble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenoble Grenoble is located in Bucks County Hulmeville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Strafford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Strafford is located in Chester County Berwyn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Berwyn is located in Chester County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <3>
Devon (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Leopard (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leopard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Leopard is located in Chester County Chesterbrook (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterbrook Chesterbrook is located in Chester County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterbrook <3>
Whitehorse (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitehorse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Whitehorse is located in Chester County Green Tree (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Green Tree is located in Chester County Paoli (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Valley Forge (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge Valley Forge is located in Chester County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Forge <3>
Malvern (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern Malvern is located in Chester County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <3>
General Warren Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for General Warren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Warren Village General Warren Village is located in Chester County Green Lane Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Phoenixville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Delaware County
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Millbourne (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne Millbourne is located in Delaware County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
Haverford Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village Haverford Village is located in Delaware County Haverford (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
East Lansdowne (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
Lansdowne (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne Lansdowne is located in Delaware County Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
Llanerch (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanerch Llanerch is located in Delaware County Yeadon (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Rosemont (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Burmont (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont Burmont is located in Delaware County Colwyn (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colwyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn Colwyn is located in Delaware County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
Darby (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Drexel Hill (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Allgates (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates Allgates is located in Delaware County Indiana County
Ernest (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Ernest is located in Indiana County Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Ashmead Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County Cheltenham (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Elkins Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Wyndmoor (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Glenside (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside Glenside is located in Montgomery County Jenkintown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wyncote (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Rockledge (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Ryers (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryers Ryers is located in Montgomery County Bala - Cynwyd (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County West Manayunk (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Manayunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Flourtown (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Narberth (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narberth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narberth Narberth is located in Montgomery County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,293 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narberth <3>
New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Analine Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Analine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Aniline Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) White Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Whites Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Carpenter (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Claymont Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claymont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Claymont (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Arden (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Arden is located in New Castle County (DE) Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <3>
Ardencroft (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardencroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Ardentown (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Windy Bush (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Holly Oak (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE) Bellefonte (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Riverton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Cinnaminson (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Riverside (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Maple Shade (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Beverly (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Ramblewood (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Willingboro (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Greentree Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Burlington (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
Marlton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Heritage Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Hainesport (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ) Florence (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Florence is located in Burlington County (NJ) Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Ablett Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ablett Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Camden (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Pennsauken (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Morgan Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Wood - Lynne (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
Colwick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ) Cherry Hill (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ) Golden Triangle (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Gloucester City (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Cherry Hill Mall (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill Mall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County (NJ) Westmont (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Brooklawn (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Ellisburg (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg Ellisburg is located in Camden County (NJ) Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Red Bank (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) North Woodbury (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Thorofare (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorofare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Woodbury (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Westcotville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Almonesson (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Cooper Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Parkville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Gibbstown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Oak Valley (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Wenonah (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah Wenonah is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Centre City (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Mickleton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Hunterdon County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Lambertville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
Raven Rock (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Prallsville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prallsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Rosemont (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Linvale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linvale Linvale is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Idell (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Sergeantsville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ) Mercer County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Titusville (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ) West Trenton (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Trenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Bear Tavern (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ) Ewing (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ) Parkway Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ) Trenton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ) Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
Eldridge Park (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldridge Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County (NJ) Warner Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village Warner Village is located in Mercer County (NJ) White Horse (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ) Lawrenceville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Mercerville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville Mercerville is located in Mercer County (NJ) Rosemont (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Rosemont is located in Mercer County (NJ) Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Auburn (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Whig Lane (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whig Lane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Carneys Point (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carneys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Portertown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wister, see our County-by-County Page for Wister .
Cemeteries Near Wister ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wister.
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 Wister covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Hood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Northwood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Philadelphia National Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Laurel Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
Mt. Vernon Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Mt. Peace Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Mt. Peace Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Fairhill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhill Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> New Cathedral Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
New Cathedral Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cathedral Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cathedral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Greenmount Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Leverington Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leverington Cemetery The Leverington Cemetery has also been known as:
Roxborough Cemetery Roxbrouugh Leverington Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45934 <4>
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Chelten Hills Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Westminster Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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, Wister had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wister, with the one closest to Wister listed first.
Germantown (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Wayne Junction (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Logan (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Logan is located in Philadelphia County Tabor (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Tabor is located in Philadelphia County Tioga (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Tioga is located in Philadelphia County Nicetown (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicetown Nicetown is located in Philadelphia County Olney (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Olney is located in Philadelphia County Fern Rock (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County Milestown ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown Milestown is located in Philadelphia County Pittville (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville Pittville is located in Philadelphia County Wissahickon (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wissahickon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissahickon Wissahickon is located in Philadelphia County Crescentville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County Continue List (20 more) ...
Oak Lane (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County Ashbourne (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbourne Ashbourne is located in Montgomery County Lamott (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamott Lamott is located in Montgomery County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wister. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wister .
Newspapers Published in Wister ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wister.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wister, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Wister.
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 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 Wister:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Philadelphia County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny 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 Wister. 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> 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. 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. 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 Wister, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Wister) to Point B.