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 Brookville (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 Brookville. 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.
Brookville is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Brookville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookville:
- Ocean County (The home county of Brookville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Ocean Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Waretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Manahawkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Forked River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Eagleswood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Mayetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Staffordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Beach Haven West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- Dover Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- North Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Port Republic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Weekstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Sweetwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Oceanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Egg Harbor City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Nesco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Brigantine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Absecon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Da Costa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- McKee City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Hammonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Chatsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Speedwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- New Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Wading River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Country Lake Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Browns Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Sooy Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Atsion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Ancora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waterford Works
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Atco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Ramtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Hornerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Prospertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Maxim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Cream Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Squankum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Allenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Imlaystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Polhemustown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Ardena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookville, see our County-by-County Page for Brookville.
Cemeteries Near Brookville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookville.
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 Brookville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Reevestown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
- The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ocean Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <1>
- Friends Meeting Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Waretown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Good Luck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (71 more) ...
- Bayville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
- The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <1>
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Brookville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookville, with the one closest to Brookville listed first.
- Beach View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beach View is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
- Waretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Manahawkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Mayetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Cedar Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Forked River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Staffordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- West Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Long Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Woodmansie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Buckingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookville.
Newspapers Published in Brookville ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Brookville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Monmouth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Brookville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |