{"id":9926,"date":"2026-10-01T15:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=9926"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:13:07","slug":"places","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/places\/","title":{"rendered":"Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">Genealogy is tied to place. The towns, churches, cemeteries, farms, neighborhoods, and regions where people lived often provide the context that makes family records meaningful. This section brings together places I\u2019ve researched in connection with my own families, along with local history, maps, photographs, postcards, and other material about communities that caught my interest along the way. The collection ranges from Delaware and Pennsylvania to the American South, France, Germany, and other places connected with the people and stories on this site.<\/p>\n<h2>Churches and Cemeteries<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/antrim-parish-halifax-county-virginia\/\">Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chanceford-presbyterian-church\/\">Chanceford Presbyterian Church<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chester-bethel-cemetery-wilmington-delaware\/\">Chester Bethel Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/first-presbyterian-church-of-easton-pa\/\">First Presbyterian Church of Easton, Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/hurt-cemetery\/\">Hurt Cemetery, McLemoresville, Carroll County, Tennessee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/hurt-cemetery-mount-juliet-wilson-county-tennessee\/\">Hurt Cemetery, Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/hurtt-cemetery-new-river-scott-county-tennessee\/\">Hurtt Cemetery &#8211; New River, Scott County, Tennessee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/reedy-creek-baptist-church-records-tennessee\/\">Reedy Creek Baptist Church Records, Tennessee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/st-johns-union-church-palmerton-pa\/\">St. John\u2019s Union Church, Palmerton, PA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/stevensburg-baptist-church-tombstone-inscriptions-stevensburg-culpeper-county-virginia\/\">Stevensburg Baptist Church Tombstone Inscriptions &#8211; Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>United States<\/h2>\n<h3>Delaware<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/brandywine-raceway\/\">Brandywine Raceway<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/hiking-the-woodlawn-trustees-preserve\/\">Hiking the Woodlawn Trustees Preserve<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chester-bethel-cemetery-wilmington-delaware\/\">Chester Bethel Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Mississippi<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/mississippi-general-info-and-maps\/\">Mississippi, General Info and Maps<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h4>Carroll County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/carroll-county-mississippi-general-information-and-maps\/\">Carroll County, Mississippi, General Information and Maps<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/pine-bluff-plantation-carroll-county-mississippi\/\">Pine Bluff Plantation, Carroll County, Mississippi<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/seven-pines-school-hemingway-carroll-county-mississippi-november-11-1907\/\">Seven Pines School, Hemingway, Carroll County, Mississippi, November 11, 1907<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-clifton-plantation\/\">The Clifton Plantation, Carroll County, Mississippi<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h4>Leflore County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/leflore-county-mississippi\/\">Leflore County, Mississippi<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n<h4>Carbon County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/st-johns-union-church-palmerton-pa\/\">St. John\u2019s Union Church, Palmerton, PA<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h4>Centre County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/bellefonte-centre-county-pa-postcards\/\">Bellefonte, Centre County, PA, Postcards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/bellefonte-centre-county-pennsylvania\/\">Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/my-trip-to-bellefonte-pa-april-2015\/\">My Trip To Bellefonte, PA, April 2015<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h4>Chester County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chester-county-pennsylvania-images\/\">Chester County, Pennsylvania, Images<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/just-over-the-line-chester-county-and-the-underground-railroad\/\">Just Over The Line: Chester County and the Underground Railroad<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/octorara-area-high-school\/\">Octorara Area High School<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/pennsbury-mill-at-hilandale-farm-chadds-ford-pa\/\">Pennsbury Mill at Hilandale Farm, Chadds Ford, PA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/remember-me-mourning-in-the-19th-century-chester-county-pa\/\">Remember Me: Mourning in the 19th Century, Chester County, PA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-battle-of-brandywine\/\">The Battle of Brandywine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/thrown-molded-dipped-and-glazed-ceramics-of-southeastern-pennsylvania\/\">Thrown, Molded, Dipped, and Glazed: Ceramics of Southeastern Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/turners-mill-chadds-ford-pennsylvania\/\">Turner&#8217;s Mill, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h4>Delaware County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chadds-ford-area-timeline\/\">Chadds Ford Area Timeline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chester-bethel-cemetery-wilmington-delaware\/\">Chester Bethel Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/history-of-j-franklin-styer-nurseries-concord-township-pa\/\">History of J. Franklin Styer Nurseries, Concord Township, PA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/pennsbury-mill-at-hilandale-farm-chadds-ford-pa\/\">Pennsbury Mill at Hilandale Farm, Chadds Ford, PA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/skiing-at-chadds-ford-peak\/\">Skiing at Chadds Ford Peak<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-battle-of-brandywine\/\">The Battle of Brandywine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/turners-mill-chadds-ford-pennsylvania\/\">Turner&#8217;s Mill, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h4>Lehigh County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/slatington-lehigh-county-pa-postcards\/\">Slatington, Lehigh County, PA, Postcards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/whos-who-and-whats-what-in-slatington-pa\/\">Who\u2019s Who and What\u2019s What in Slatington, PA<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h4>Lycoming County<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/williamsport-lycoming-county-pa\/\">Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Tennessee<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-old-jordan-cemetery\/\">The Old Jordan Cemetery<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/a-treasury-of-kith-and-kin-by-wilma-vaughan-chunn\/\">A Treasury of Kith and Kin by Wilma Vaughan Chunn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/gibson-county-tennessee\/\">Gibson County, Tennessee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/tennessee-maps-for-genealogists\/\">Tennessee Maps for Genealogists<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/paris-tennessee\/\">Paris, Henry County, Tennessee<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>France<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/huguenot-history\/\">Huguenot History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/huguenot-timeline\/\">Huguenot Timeline<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Germany<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/schleswig-holstein\/\">Schleswig-Holstein<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-palatinate\/\">The Palatinate<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genealogy is tied to place. The towns, churches, cemeteries, farms, neighborhoods, and regions where people lived often provide the context that makes family records meaningful. This section brings together places I\u2019ve researched in connection with my own families, along with local history, maps, photographs, postcards, and other material about communities that caught my interest along&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9959,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9926","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3viLY-2A6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":662,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/history\/","url_meta":{"origin":9926,"position":0},"title":"History","author":"Karen","date":"June 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Much of genealogy makes more sense when you understand the world in which our ancestors lived. This section brings together historical information I\u2019ve collected while researching my family and the places connected with them, including occupations, migration, everyday life, local communities, and regional history. Some of these subjects grew directly\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 1 comment","block_context":{"text":"With 1 comment","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/history\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Page-Headers-Featured-Image-History-2-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Page-Headers-Featured-Image-History-2-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Page-Headers-Featured-Image-History-2-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Page-Headers-Featured-Image-History-2-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Page-Headers-Featured-Image-History-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Page-Headers-Featured-Image-History-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2691,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/","url_meta":{"origin":9926,"position":1},"title":"Genealogy","author":"Karen","date":"March 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Genealogy is at the heart of this site. Here you\u2019ll find research on the families and surnames I\u2019ve been tracing for many years, along with records, photographs, biographies, local history, and historical background that help put those ancestors into context. I\u2019ve also gathered useful reference material here\u2014including genealogy terms, research\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genealogy-ChatGPT-Image-Header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genealogy-ChatGPT-Image-Header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genealogy-ChatGPT-Image-Header.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genealogy-ChatGPT-Image-Header.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genealogy-ChatGPT-Image-Header.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genealogy-ChatGPT-Image-Header.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2695,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/a-few-other-things\/","url_meta":{"origin":9926,"position":2},"title":"A Few Other Things","author":"Karen","date":"March 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Not everything on this site is about genealogy. Over the years I\u2019ve also written about my garden, local wildlife, plants, photography, and assorted things that interested me enough to document. This section gathers those posts in one place\u2014the odds and ends that don\u2019t quite belong in the family-history sections, but\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Iris Photographer, copyright Margaret Walker","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IrisPhotographerAM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IrisPhotographerAM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IrisPhotographerAM.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IrisPhotographerAM.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":217,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/around-chadds-ford\/","url_meta":{"origin":9926,"position":3},"title":"Around Chadds Ford Book","author":"Karen","date":"May 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2005 I published a book of vintage Chadds Ford area photos in conjunction with the Chadds Ford Historical Society. Here's an overview: Chadds Ford grew along an important early thoroughfare where it crossed the Brandywine Creek. Travelers along this east-west highway between Philadelphia and Baltimore were obliged to ford\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 1 comment","block_context":{"text":"With 1 comment","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/around-chadds-ford\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"Around Chadds Ford book","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bookcover.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":543,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/the-genealogists-toolbox\/","url_meta":{"origin":9926,"position":4},"title":"The Genealogist\u2019s Toolbox","author":"Karen","date":"June 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Genealogy often requires more than finding names and dates. Old handwriting, unfamiliar legal terms, changing calendars, foreign-language records, and historic naming practices can all make records difficult to interpret. This section collects some of the reference material, research aids, and practical tips I\u2019ve found useful while working with historical records.\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Old-Dictionary-Papers-cropped.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Old-Dictionary-Papers-cropped.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Old-Dictionary-Papers-cropped.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Old-Dictionary-Papers-cropped.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1108,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/families\/hurt\/","url_meta":{"origin":9926,"position":5},"title":"Hurt","author":"Karen","date":"June 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It seems that my line of Hurts (there are several branches) emigrated (at different times to the colonies from England (many from the Bristol area) and settled in Virginia in the 1600's. 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