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 Brownsville (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 Brownsville. 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 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.
Brownsville 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 Brownsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownsville:
- Camden County (The home county of Brownsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
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- Overbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
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- Echelon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Echelon is located in Camden County
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- Blackwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
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- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Camden County
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- Glendora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
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- Woodcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodcrest is located in Camden County
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- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Camden County
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- Haddon Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
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- Tyndall Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tyndall Village is located in Camden County
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- Kresson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
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- Penbryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
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- Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
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- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
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- Hammonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Da Costa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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- Nesco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
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- Gigantic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
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- Mizpah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
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- Weymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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- Weekstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Milmay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
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- Egg Harbor City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Mays Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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- Clarkstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Marlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
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- Greentree Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
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- Heritage Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
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- Ramblewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
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- Maple Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
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- Oakwood Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
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- Cinnaminson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
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- Dellette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
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- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Fox Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County
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- Hainesport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesport is located in Burlington County
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- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Pleasantville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
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- Vineland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Rosenhayn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
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- Beals Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- Seabrook Farms
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
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- West Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
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- South Vineland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Bridgeton Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
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- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Bridgeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
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- Roadstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
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- Turnersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
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- Almonesson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
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- Cooper Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Westcotville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County
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- North Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
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- Salina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
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- Buckingham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
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- Oak Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County
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- Wenonah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wenonah is located in Gloucester County
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- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Centre City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
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- Mercer County
- White Horse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
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- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Whig Lane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
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- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
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- Six Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
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- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
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- Alliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
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- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
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- Norma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
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- Aldine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
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- Portertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
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- Friesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
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- Carneys Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County
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- Alloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
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- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Analine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Aniline Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Carpenter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Whites Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
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- Ardencroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Ardentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Holly Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Bellefonte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Edgemoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Chestnut Wood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Croydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winder Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newportville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Hulmeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edgely
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- County Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Langhorne Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Penndel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Churchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Langhorne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Levittown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Strafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Whitehorse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Berwyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Devon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leopard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leopard is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Green Lane Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Chesterbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Green Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Paoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lees is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Coventry Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coventry Village is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Colwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Darby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
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- Sharon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Folcroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lansdowne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Upper Darby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <1>
- Glenolden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Westinghouse Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Aldan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Burmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burmont is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Indiana County (PA)
- Ernest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Ashmead Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cheltenham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ryers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ryers is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Bala - Cynwyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cynwyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Elkins Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rockledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Narberth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- West Manayunk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Queen Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Old City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Port Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Bartram Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- University City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Frankford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Tacony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wissinoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Crescentville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownsville, see our County-by-County Page for Brownsville.
Cemeteries Near Brownsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownsville.
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 Brownsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Chews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perce Family Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Mantua Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wenonah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wenonah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wenonah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100293 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Brownsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Kirkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Blackwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Grenloch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grenloch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenloch
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Turnersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Glendora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Blenheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blenheim is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Almonesson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Hurffville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurffville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurffville
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Penbryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Kresson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Salina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownsville.
Newspapers Published in Brownsville ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownsville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownsville.
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 Brownsville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Mercer County
- Salem County
- New Castle County
- Allegheny County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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 Brownsville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brownsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |