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 Bergerville (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 Bergerville. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bergerville is located in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Bergerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bergerville:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Bergerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Ardena
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- West Freehold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Freehold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- East Freehold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freehold
- Maxim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Bucks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks Mill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Tennent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Colts Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Manalapan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Ellisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Fort Dix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Browns Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Country Lake Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Bordentown
(23 miles [37 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
- Juliustown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Kinkora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Chambers Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Pemberton Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Mercerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- White Horse
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Princessville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Warner Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Eldridge Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Mount Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Concordia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Brownville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Clearbrook Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Jamesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Rossmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Cheesequake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Old Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Cranbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Vista Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Bennetts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Van Hiseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Herbertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Winding River Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Leisure Knoll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Arrowhead Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Leisure Village East
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Blackwells Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Middlebush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Ukrainian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Harlingen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Skillman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Bound Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Finderne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Perth Amboy Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rahway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Tremley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Coney Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Brighton Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Fort Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Queens County (NY)
- Breezy Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Tottenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Old Town Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Staten Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Westerleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Thornridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Tullytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Edgely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Levittown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yardley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bergerville, see our County-by-County Page for Bergerville.
Cemeteries Near Bergerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bergerville.
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 Bergerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bergerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Jersey State Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find Bergerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bergerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bergerville, with the one closest to Bergerville listed first.
- Ardena
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- West Freehold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Southard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- Smithburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Freehold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Bennetts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- East Freehold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freehold
- Lower Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Tennent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Van Hiseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Colts Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bergerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bergerville.
Newspapers Published in Bergerville ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bergerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bergerville, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bergerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bergerville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Queens 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 Bergerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bergerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |