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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 Mills (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 Mills. 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 Mills ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bennetts Mills: Bennetts Mls. (or less commonly used: Bennetts Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Bennetts Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bennetts Mills may originally have been Bennett's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bennetts Mills might be written as Bennett Mills.

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 hospitals and 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.

Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties 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 Bennetts Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennetts Mills:

  • Ocean County     (The home county of Bennetts Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mills, with the one closest to Bennetts Mills listed first.
    • Vista Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
      • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Lakewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Glen West
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
      • Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
    • Williams
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Knoll
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
      • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
    • Herbertsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Glen Cedar City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
      • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
    • Leisure Village East
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
      • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
    • Arrowhead Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
      • Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
    • Winding River Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River Village
      • Winding River Village is located in Ocean County
    • Holiday City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
    • Colliers Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mills, with the one closest to Bennetts Mills listed first.
    • Twin Rivers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edinburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White Horse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County
    • Mercerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rosemont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Warner Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
      • Warner Village is located in Mercer County
    • Eldridge Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lawrenceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkway Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
    • Ewing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Mercer County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mills, with the one closest to Bennetts Mills listed first.
    • Clearbrook Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
      • Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Concordia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Middlesex County
    • Moerls Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cranbury Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whittingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossmoor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cranbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheesequake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Morristown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Middlesex County
    • Dayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
  • Monmouth County
  • Somerset County
  • Richmond County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mills, with the one closest to Bennetts Mills listed first.
    • Tottenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
      • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Annadale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annadale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
      • Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Annadale
      • From Bennetts Mills to Annadale
    • Great Kills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Mills, with the one closest to Bennetts Mills listed first.
    • Morrisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
      • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tullytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tullytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
      • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Edgely
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
      • Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgely
      • From Bennetts Mills to Edgely
    • Levittown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levittown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levittown
      • Levittown is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levittown <4>
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairless Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Yardley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
      • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>

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

Cemeteries Near Bennetts Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennetts Mills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Mills, with the one closest to Bennetts Mills listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bennetts Mills had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Mills, with the one closest to Bennetts Mills listed first.

  • Southard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
    • Southard is located in Monmouth County
  • Van Hiseville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Hiseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
    • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
  • Lakewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Whitesville is located in Ocean County
  • Cassville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in Ocean County
  • Lower Squankum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Squankum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
    • Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
  • Squankum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ardena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
    • Ardena is located in Monmouth County
  • Smithburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
  • West Freehold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Ely is located in Monmouth County
  • Herbertsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Allaire Village ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Allenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clarksburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County

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

Newspapers Published in Bennetts Mills ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennetts Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennetts Mills, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennetts Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bennetts Mills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennetts Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Bennetts Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennetts Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1291, Longitude: -74.2751       In this case, the coordinates for Bennetts Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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