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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 Clarks Landing (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 Clarks Landing. 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 Clarks Landing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Clarks Landing: Clarks Lndg. (or less commonly used: Clarks Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Clarks Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Clarks Landing may originally have been Clark's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clarks Landing might be written as Clark Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clarks Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarks Landing.
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 doctors and 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.
Clarks Landing is located in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Clarks Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarks Landing:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Clarks Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Weekstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Oceanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Nesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Absecon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- McKee City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
- Mays Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Da Costa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Wading River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Green Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- New Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Speedwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Atsion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Chatsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Dellette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Sooy Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Fox Chase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Ancora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Atco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Penbryn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Sicklerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Tansboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Kresson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Ocean City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Tuckahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Steelmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Strathmere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Belleplain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ocean View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Sea Isle City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Pleasantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- South Vineland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Vineland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Millville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Port Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Laurel Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Turnersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Mystic Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Parkertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Holgate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holgate is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
- Eagleswood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Mayetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Staffordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- North Beach Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- Beach Haven West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- Manahawkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Ocean Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- North Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarks Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Clarks Landing.
Cemeteries Near Clarks Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarks Landing.
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 Clarks Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarks Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Germania Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mill Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Beth - Kehillah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emeth Shalom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rodef Shalom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Clarks Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarks Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Lower Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
- Wading River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Green Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Egg Harbor City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- New Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Germania
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Germania is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Cologne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cologne is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oceanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Leeds Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
- Nesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarks Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarks Landing.
Newspapers Published in Clarks Landing ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarks Landing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarks Landing.
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 Clarks Landing:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 Clarks Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Clarks Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |