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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 Bennetts Mill (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 Bennetts Mill. 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 Bennetts Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Bennetts Mill: Bennetts Ml. (or less commonly used: Bennetts Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Bennetts Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bennetts Mill may originally have been Bennett's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bennetts Mill might be written as Bennett Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bennetts Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bennetts Mill.
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 and hospitals 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.
Bennetts Mill is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Bennetts Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennetts Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Bennetts Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Hesstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- South Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Vineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Laurel Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Port Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Haleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Rosenhayn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Milmay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Dorothy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Mizpah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Gigantic City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Estellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Estell Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Warners Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Clarkstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Collings Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Corbin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- McKee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Atsion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Wading River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Dellette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- New Gretna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Speedwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Ancora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Waterford Works
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Atco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Penbryn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Tansboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Blackwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Laurel Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Overbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Belleplain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Eldora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dennisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- South Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Ocean View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Clermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Ocean City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Strathmere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Sea Isle City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Ferrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Avis Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Turnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Buckingham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Salina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Mullica Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Almonesson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Ocean County
- Mystic Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Norma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Aldine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Whig Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Pecks Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Alloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Portertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennetts Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Bennetts Mill.
Cemeteries Near Bennetts Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennetts Mill.
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 Bennetts Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennetts Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Corbin City.
- The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aetna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <2>
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newtonville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Bennetts Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennetts Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Mill, with the one closest to Bennetts Mill listed first.
- Doughty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doughty is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Menantico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Menantico is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menantico
- Manumuskin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
- South Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Clayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Landisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Landisville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisville
- Port Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Halberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halberton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
- Estellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Forest Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Bricksboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
- Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennetts Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennetts Mill.
Newspapers Published in Bennetts Mill ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennetts Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennetts Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennetts Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bennetts Mill:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bennetts Mill) 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 Bennetts Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |