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 Camp Columbus (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 Camp Columbus. 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 Camp Columbus ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Columbus: Cp. Columbus
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Camp Columbus is located in Ocean County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Columbus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Columbus:
- Ocean County (The home county of Camp Columbus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- Dover Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Crestwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Roosevelt City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Whiting
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Silver Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Forked River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- Sweetwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Nesco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Port Republic
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Egg Harbor City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Oceanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Da Costa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- Chatsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Country Lake Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Browns Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Sooy Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Fort Dix
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Jacobstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Pemberton Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Juliustown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Ellisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Ancora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- 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
- White Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Edinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mercerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus 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 Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- Hornerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Prospertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Ramtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Maxim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Cream Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Squankum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Imlaystown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Polhemustown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Ardena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Columbus, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Columbus.
Cemeteries Near Camp Columbus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Columbus.
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 Camp Columbus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Columbus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 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 <1>
- Good Luck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bayville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
- The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <1>
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Toms River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Camp Columbus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Columbus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Columbus, with the one closest to Camp Columbus listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Woodmansie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Forked River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Toms River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Bayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Waretown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Beach View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beach View is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
- Silverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Colliers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cedar Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Columbus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Columbus.
Newspapers Published in Camp Columbus ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Columbus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Columbus, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Columbus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Camp Columbus:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Camp Columbus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camp Columbus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |