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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 Clermont (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 Clermont. 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 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.

Clermont is located in Cape May County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties 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 Clermont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clermont:

  • Cape May County     (The home county of Clermont)
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
    • Corbin City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Warners Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Estell Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estell Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
      • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Somers Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
      • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
    • Estellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Linwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorothy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bargaintown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Margate City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
      • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
    • Northfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
    • Clarkstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ventnor City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
      • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
    • Milmay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland County
  • Salem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
    • Norma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alliance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alliance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
      • Alliance is located in Salem County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alliance
      • From Clermont to Alliance

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

Cemeteries Near Clermont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clermont.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clermont had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Seaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Seaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
    • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
  • Swain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
    • Swain is located in Cape May County
  • Ocean View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Townsends Inlet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsends Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
    • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
  • Sea Isle City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Dennis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dennisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Goshen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Cape May County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Goshen
    • From Clermont to Goshen
  • Cape May Court House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
    • Seaville is located in Cape May County
  • Dias Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dias Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
    • Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Palermo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Cape May County
    • Petersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
    • Burleigh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh
      • Burleigh is located in Cape May County

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

Newspapers Published in Clermont ...

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 Clermont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clermont, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clermont.

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 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 Clermont:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clermont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clermont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1511, Longitude: -74.7631    
<5>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 Clermont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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