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 Basking Ridge (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 Basking Ridge. 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 Basking Ridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Baskingridge.
- A typical abbreviation for Basking Ridge: Basking Rdg. (or less commonly used: Basking Rdge. or Basking Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Basking Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basking Ridge.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Basking Ridge is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Basking Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Basking Ridge:
- Somerset County (The home county of Basking Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Smalleytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- North Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Saddle Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Warren Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Campgaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Rochelle Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Hackensack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Millburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Elm Park Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bayonne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Communipaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Secaucus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Hoboken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- North Bergen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Guttenberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Pottersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Mariannes Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Cherryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Mount Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Twin Rivers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Samptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Piscataway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Lindenau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Stelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Cliffwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Strathmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Port Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Yardley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- East Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Singac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Preakness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Athenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Delawanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Paterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Macopin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Hopatcong Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Tranquility
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Balesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Ross Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Middleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Berkeley Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Perth Amboy Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Beattystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Asbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Brass Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Hazen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Montana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Warren County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Bay Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Coney Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Battery Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Fort Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Peter Cooper Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Stuyvesant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
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- Kips Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Tottenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Graniteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Heartland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westerleigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Annadale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Great Kills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- New Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Erwinna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
- Upper Black Eddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Basking Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Basking Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Basking Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Basking Ridge.
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 Basking Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Basking Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bishop Janes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Somerset Hills Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
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- The Somerset Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Somerset Hills Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bernardsville Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Millington Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meyersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bedminster Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- The Hilltop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #659805 <2>
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Pluckemin Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Horeb United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity United Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Basking Ridge had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Basking Ridge, with the one closest to Basking Ridge listed first.
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lyons is located in Somerset County
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- Millington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millington is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Mine Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mine Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Liberty Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
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- Stirling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stirling is located in Morris County
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- New Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Vernon is located in Morris County
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- Gillette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillette is located in Morris County
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- Bedminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Peapack
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peapack is located in Somerset County
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- Pluckemin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pluckemin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluckemin
- Warrenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Berkeley Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Long Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Basking Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basking Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Basking Ridge ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Basking Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Basking Ridge, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Basking Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Basking Ridge:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Richmond County
- Bucks County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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> | 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 Basking Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Basking Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |