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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 Brooklawn (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 Brooklawn. 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 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.

Brooklawn is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Atlantic, Burlington, Gloucester & Philadelphia (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Brooklawn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklawn:

  • Camden County     (The home county of Brooklawn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn listed first.
    • Gloucester City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Morgan Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Camden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wood - Lynne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Glendora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Westmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Haddon Towne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Towne
    • Tyndall Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tyndall Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall Village
    • Ablett Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Golden Triangle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
    • Blackwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ashland is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn listed first.
    • Collings Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
    • Hammonton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Da Costa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
    • Nesco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gigantic City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
    • Mizpah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington County
  • Cumberland County
  • Gloucester County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn listed first.
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • White Horse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Carpenter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Claymont Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • White Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Ardentown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Holly Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Arden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Windy Bush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
    • Croydon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • County Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Newportville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winder Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Johnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Warminster Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulmeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Casey Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Churchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Langhorne Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langhorne Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn listed first.
    • Strafford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Devon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehorse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Lane Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
    • Chesterbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Green Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Paoli
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lees is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
    • Malvern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Malvern is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn listed first.
    • Colwyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Darby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Lansdowne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Upper Darby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeadon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Collingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Folcroft
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Folcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folcroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folcroft <1>
    • Sharon Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Burmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lansdowne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <1>
    • Aldan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
    • Glenolden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Brooklawn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklawn.

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 Brooklawn - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklawn, with the one closest to Brooklawn 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.<3>

While we didn't find Brooklawn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklawn.

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

  • North Woodbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gloucester City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Northmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Northmont is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmont
  • West Collingswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Collingswood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Collingswood
  • West End
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West End is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • Woodbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glendora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendora is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
  • Camden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thorofare
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Almonesson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Westmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Paradise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Leonards
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leonards is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
    • Parkville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Brooklawn ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklawn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklawn, 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 Brooklawn.

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 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 Brooklawn:

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 Brooklawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooklawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.