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 A Country Place (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 A Country Place. 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.

Name Variations for A Country Place ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for A Country Place: A Country Pl. (or less commonly used: A Country Plc.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named A Country Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for A Country Place.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

A Country Place is located in Ocean County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.

Below are the counties that are near A Country Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to A Country Place:

Ocean County (The home county of A Country Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.
- Lakewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Lakewood is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Whitesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Whitesville is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bennetts Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Cedar Glen West
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Williams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Williams is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Glen Cedar City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Holiday City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Holiday City is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Leisure Village East
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
- Leisure Knoll
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Arrowhead Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  - Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Herbertsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  - Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Silverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Silverton is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.
- Jacobstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Country Lake Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Ellisdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Browns Mills
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Presidential Lakes Estates
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Presidential Lakes Estates is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Lakes Estates
- Fort Dix
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Juliustown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Juliustown is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Chatsworth
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Bordentown
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Pemberton Heights
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Columbus
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Columbus is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Chambers Corners
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.
- Twin Rivers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Edinburg is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Mercerville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Mercerville is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Rosemont is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- White Horse
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - White Horse is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Princessville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Princessville is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Warner Village
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Warner Village is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Eldridge Park
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Trenton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Trenton is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Lawrenceville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.
- Moerls Corner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  - Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Clearbrook Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Concordia is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Brownville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  - Brownville is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Cranbury
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Jamesburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Rossmoor
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Cheesequake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Morristown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Morristown is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Old Bridge
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.
- Maxim
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Squankum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Squankum is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
  - Allaire Village has also been known as:
  - Allaire
- Allenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Ardena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Ardena is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- West Freehold
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Shark River Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- West Belmar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Freehold
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Freehold is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Belmar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Belmar is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
Richmond County (NY)
- Tottenville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.
- Morrisville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <1>
- Wheat Sheaf
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf

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

Cemeteries Near A Country Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of A Country Place.

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 A Country Place - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for A Country Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.

Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitesville Methodist Cemetery is located in Whitesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260506 <2>
St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
Olam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olam Cemetery
Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <2>
Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
Ocean County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Toms River.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100148 <2>
Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. John's Church Cemetery
Toms River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River Cemetery
Continue List (144 more) ...
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Memorial Park
- Silverton Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Silverton.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977553 <2>
- Gravelly Graveyard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Graveyard
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140869 <2>

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>

While we didn't find A Country Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of A Country Place.

These communities are listed based on their distance from A Country Place, with the one closest to A Country Place listed first.

Lakewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
Whitesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
Southard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
Bennetts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
Herbertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
Lower Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
Van Hiseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
Osbornsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
Allenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ardena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Ardena is located in Monmouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- West Point Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Cassville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Cassville is located in Ocean County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville

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

Newspapers Published in A Country Place ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around A Country Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of A Country Place, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for A Country Place.

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 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 A Country Place:

Websites specific to New Jersey
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Jersey State Archives

Pages specific to Ocean County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monmouth County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richmond County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bucks County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Ocean County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Ocean County

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 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.
<3>	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- A Country Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>	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 A Country Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.