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 Cedarville (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 Cedarville. 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 northwest 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 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.
Cedarville is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Cedarville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedarville:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Cedarville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Fairton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Paynters Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Turkey Point Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Dividing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Bridgeton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Laurel Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Othello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Haleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Milmay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Dorothy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Warners Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Estell Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Mizpah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Corbin City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Gigantic City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Estellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Collings Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Clarkstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Eldora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Belleplain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Dennisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Tuckahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- South Dennis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Del Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Green Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Villas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Avis Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Star Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Victory Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Downer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mullica Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Buckingham Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Beckett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Centre City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Salina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Pecks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Friesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Aldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Alloway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Little Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Independence Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodric Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Burtonwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cheswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bicentennial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- Carlisle Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Deakyneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Delaware City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Georges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Sussex County (DE)
- Slaughter Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedarville, see our County-by-County Page for Cedarville.
Cemeteries Near Cedarville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedarville.
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 Cedarville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedarville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bridgeton.
- The Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969053 <2>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cedarville had a population of 1,057 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedarville, with the one closest to Cedarville listed first.
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Fairton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Dividing Creek Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Dividing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Gouldtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown
- Bowentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Mauricetown Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Sheppards Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Bridgeton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Roadstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedarville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedarville.
Newspapers Published in Cedarville ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedarville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedarville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedarville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cedarville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex 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 Cedarville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |