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 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 southeast 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 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.
Clarks Landing 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 Clarks Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarks Landing:
- Ocean 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.
- Bay Head Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Herbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Williams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Dover Beaches North
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Normandy Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Leisure Village East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Holiday City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Dover Beaches South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Ellisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Browns Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Mercer County
- Twin Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Brownville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Cheesequake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Concordia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Morristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Clearbrook Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Laurence Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Jamesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Old Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Rossmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Allenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Ramtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- West Belmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Belmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Shark River Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Maxim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Ocean Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- West Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Richmond County (NY)
- Tottenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
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.
- White Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Atlantic View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <2>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silverton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
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.
- West Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Bay Head Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Herbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Osbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Allenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Chadwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Belmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Lower Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Glendola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Squankum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Ocean Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
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 42 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. 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 first turn to 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 Clarks Landing:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Richmond 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarks Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |