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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 Cedar Grove (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 Cedar Grove. 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 Cedar Grove ...

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.

Another variation: Cedargrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Grove.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Cedar Grove is located in Cape May 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 Cape May County: Atlantic & Cumberland.

Below are the counties that are near Cedar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Grove:

  • Cape May County     (The home county of Cedar Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
    • Clermont
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Clermont is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Ocean View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • South Dennis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • Sea Isle City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
    • Dennisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Goshen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Strathmere
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Strathmere is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
    • Cape May Court House
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
    • Steelmantown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
    • Tuckahoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Eldora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
    • Corbin City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Warners Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
    • Estell Manor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Somers Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
    • Linwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
    • Dorothy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Estellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Estellville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
    • Bargaintown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
    • Margate City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
    • Northfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
    • Clarkstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
    • Milmay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Milmay is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
    • Delmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Dorchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Leesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Mauricetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
    • Port Elizabeth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
    • Bivalve
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
    • Port Norris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
    • Haleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
    • Hesstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
    • Cumberland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Laurel Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
    • Dividing Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
  • Salem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
    • Norma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Norma is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Alliance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alliance is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Grove.

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 Cedar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • John Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • United Brotherhood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
    • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
  • Steelmantown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...

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 Cedar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Grove.

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

  • Clermont
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Clermont is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • South Seaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
  • Ocean View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • South Dennis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
  • Swain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swain is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
  • Townsends Inlet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
  • Sea Isle City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
  • Dennisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
  • Goshen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Goshen is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Seaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seaville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Cape May Court House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Petersburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Dias Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
    • Palermo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Palermo is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Grove ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Grove.

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 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 Cedar Grove:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cedar Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cedar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.