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 Centre 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 Centre 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 Centre 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Centre Grove: Centre Grv.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Centre Grove 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 Centre Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centre Grove:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Centre Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Paynters Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Laurel Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Turkey Point Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Fairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Dividing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- South Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Haleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Bridgeton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Mauricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Milmay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Dorothy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Warners Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Mizpah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Estell Manor
(18 miles [29 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
- Gigantic City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Corbin City
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Estellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Collings Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Clarkstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(22 miles [35.4 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 Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Ancora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Penbryn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Waterford Works
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Tansboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Belleplain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Dennisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Tuckahoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Clermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Del Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Cape May Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Star Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Victory Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Avis Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Downer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mullica Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Buckingham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Salina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Centre City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Norma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Friesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Aldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Pecks Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Alloway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(20 miles [32.2 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 Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Little Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Independence Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bowers
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Bicentennial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- Highland Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Kent Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Rodric Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Cheswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Deakyneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Delaware City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- McDonough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centre Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Centre Grove.
Cemeteries Near Centre Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centre 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 Centre Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centre Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Overlook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg 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.<3>
While we didn't find Centre Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centre Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centre Grove, with the one closest to Centre Grove listed first.
- Dividing Creek Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Gouldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown
- Fairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Dividing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Mauricetown Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Menantico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Menantico is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menantico
- Haleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Clayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Port Norris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centre Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centre Grove.
Newspapers Published in Centre 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centre Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centre Grove, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centre Grove.
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 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 Centre Grove:
- 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
- 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 Centre Grove, 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 from Point A (ie- Centre Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |