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 Bevans (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 Bevans. 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 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.
Bevans is located in Sussex 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 Sussex County: Morris, Passaic, Warren, Orange (NY), Monroe (PA) & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bevans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bevans:
- Sussex County (The home county of Bevans)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Layton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Normanook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Wallpack Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Crandon Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Wykertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Swartswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Balesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Ross Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Washingtonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Pellettown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Middleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Woodport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Budd Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Newfoundland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Hilltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Lake Telemark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Hibernia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Mine Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Succasunna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- White Meadow Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Lyonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- West Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Blairstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Paulina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Vail
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Long Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Hainesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hackettstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Port Jervis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shin Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Huguenot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Amity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Pine Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Finchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- South Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Cuddebackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Paradise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yulan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tusten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Squirrels Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Narrowsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Bushkill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Delaware Water Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Stroudsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainhome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parkside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Stroudsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Paradise Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Reeders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocono Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Appenzell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- East Bangor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Roseto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
- Pen Argyl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Delaware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Egypt Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Matamoras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millrift
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Parkers Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Lords Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Lackawaxen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paupack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Hawley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bevans, see our County-by-County Page for Bevans.
Cemeteries Near Bevans ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bevans.
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 Bevans - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bevans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Wallpack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delaware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bevans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Newton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100140 <2>
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Vaughn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bevans had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bevans, with the one closest to Bevans listed first.
- Layton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Dingmans Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Normanook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Delaware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Wallpack Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Hainesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Conashaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Egypt Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Swartswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Balesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Wykertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Montague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Flatbrookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Halsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halsey is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bevans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bevans.
Newspapers Published in Bevans ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bevans.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bevans, 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 Bevans.
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 Bevans:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Warren County
- Orange County
- Sullivan County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Wayne 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bevans) 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 Bevans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |