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 Bullock (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 Bullock. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Bullock is primarily located in Burlington County. A portion of Bullock extends into 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 Burlington County: Atlantic, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Bucks (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bullock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bullock:
- Burlington County (The home county of Bullock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Chatsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Sooy Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Fort Dix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Pemberton Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Juliustown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Fox Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Jacobstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Sweetwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Nesco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Egg Harbor City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Port Republic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Da Costa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Oceanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Collings Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Waterford Works
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Ancora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Atco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Kresson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Greentree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Tansboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Penbryn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Overbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- White Horse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Twin Rivers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mercerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Warner Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Eldridge Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Whittingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Hornerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Prospertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Polhemustown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Imlaystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Maxim
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Allenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Ardena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Wheatland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Roosevelt City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Crestwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Holiday Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Colliers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Leisure Knoll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Tullytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Wheat Sheaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Croydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Levittown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Fairless Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Chestnut Wood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bullock, see our County-by-County Page for Bullock.
Cemeteries Near Bullock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bullock.
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 Bullock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bullock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zoar Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Assumption Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Assumption Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Egypt.
- The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
- Assumption Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
- Church of the Assumption Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976034 <2>
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Masonic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Waretown Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Good Luck Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Meeting Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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 Bullock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bullock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bullock, with the one closest to Bullock listed first.
- Woodmansie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Wheatland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Buckingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Browns Mills Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills Junction
- Browns Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- New Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Pointville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pointville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointville
- Colliers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Cookstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cookstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
- New Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Forked River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- South Pemberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Pemberton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pemberton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bullock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bullock.
Newspapers Published in Bullock ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bullock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bullock, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bullock.
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 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 Bullock:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Burlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Bucks County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bullock, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bullock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |