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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Camden (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 Camden. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Camden is located in Camden County and is the County Seat.

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 Camden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camden:

  • Camden County     (The home county of Camden)
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
    • Collings Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
    • Hammonton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Da Costa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
    • Nesco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Beals Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Seabrook Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • West Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Rosenhayn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Vineland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Gloucester County
  • Mercer County
  • Salem County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Claymont Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Carpenter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ardentown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Ardencroft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Holly Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Windy Bush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Bellefonte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
    • County Line
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Croydon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newportville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Johnsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Warminster Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
    • Bristol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulmeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Winder Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Casey Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Ivyland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Langhorne Manor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langhorne Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
    • Strafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Devon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Whitehorse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chesterbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paoli
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Valley Forge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Green Lane Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
    • Green Tree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Lees
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lees is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
    • General Warren Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • General Warren Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Warren Village
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
    • Colwyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Darby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Lansdowne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Millbourne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Millbourne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Upper Darby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Yeadon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Aldan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
    • Burmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Collingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Folcroft
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Folcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folcroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folcroft <1>
    • Lansdowne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <1>
    • Sharon Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Addingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Camden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camden.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Camden had a population of 58,313 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Camden had a population of 73,740 people.

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

  • West Collingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • West Collingswood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Collingswood
  • Gloucester City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pavonia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pavonia is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
  • Cramer Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cramer Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer Hill
  • Northmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Northmont is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmont
  • Philadelphia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Schuylkill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill
  • Grays Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
  • North Woodbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Westmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wellwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellwood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
  • Port Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Camden ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Camden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Camden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Camden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of Camden.

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 Camden:

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 Camden, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.