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 Butlers Place (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 Butlers Place. 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.
Name Variations for Butlers Place ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Butlers Place: Butlers Pl. (or less commonly used: Butlers Plc.)
- While the name of this community is Butlers Place, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Butlers Place may originally have been Butler's Place.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Butlers Place might be written as Butler Place.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Butlers Place is located in Burlington 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 Butlers Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butlers Place:
- Burlington County (The home county of Butlers Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Chatsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Lake Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Speedwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Sooy Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- 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
- Pemberton Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Fox Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- 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
- Atsion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Nesco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Sweetwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Egg Harbor City
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Da Costa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Port Republic
(23 miles [37 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
- Oceanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Collings Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- McKee City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Ancora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Atco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Kresson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Tansboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Greentree
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Penbryn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Star Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Downer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place 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
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mercerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Twin Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- 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
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Hornerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Prospertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Polhemustown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Imlaystown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Maxim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Manalapan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan
- Ardena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Squankum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Roosevelt City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Crestwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Dover Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
- Holiday Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Ocean Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Colliers Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Croydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Levittown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Winder Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Newportville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Thornridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Chestnut Wood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Morrell Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Park
- Pennypack Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
- Tacony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butlers Place, see our County-by-County Page for Butlers Place.
Cemeteries Near Butlers Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butlers Place.
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 Butlers Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butlers Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zoar Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Assumption Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
- Peacock Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medford Baptist Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Park View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Butlers Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butlers Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butlers Place, with the one closest to Butlers Place listed first.
- Woodmansie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Buckingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Browns Mills Junction
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- New Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Pointville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pointville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointville
- Buddtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buddtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lewistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- South Pemberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Pemberton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pemberton
- Red Lion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butlers Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butlers Place.
Newspapers Published in Butlers Place ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butlers Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butlers Place, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butlers Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Butlers Place:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Burlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Bucks County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Butlers Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Butlers Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |