Joan, What time frame are you talking about? Place names change and some names disappear all together. Currently there is no Bechtelsville or Bechtelstown in PA other than Bechtelsville, Berks County, PA. Part of Berks was taken from Lancaster County, but not the area this Bechtelsville is located in. The Bechtelsville in Berks was founded long after the county was erected in 1752. Betty At 08:17 AM 5/4/2008, you wrote: >An ancestor of mine was born in Bechtelstown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. >Can anyone tell me where it is located on the map near Lancaster or further >away? Thank you. > >Joan L in FL