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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 Cranbury (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 Cranbury. 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 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 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.

Cranbury is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).

Below are the counties that are near Cranbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cranbury:

  • Middlesex County     (The home county of Cranbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranbury, with the one closest to Cranbury listed first.
    • Cranbury Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Clearbrook Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
      • Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Rossmoor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Princeton Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
      • Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
    • Concordia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Middlesex County
    • Whittingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
    • Monmouth Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
      • Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
    • Jamesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
      • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jamesburg
      • From Cranbury to Jamesburg
    • Plainsboro Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
      • Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
    • Plainsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
      • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plainsboro
      • From Cranbury to Plainsboro
    • Heathcote
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathcote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
      • Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
  • Burlington County
  • Essex County
  • Hunterdon County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranbury, with the one closest to Cranbury listed first.
    • Twin Rivers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Princeton Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Edinburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosemont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrenceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Warner Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
      • Warner Village is located in Mercer County
    • Eldridge Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Rose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Rose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
      • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Rose
      • From Cranbury to Mount Rose
    • White Horse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County
    • Trenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkway Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
  • Monmouth County
  • Morris County
    • Green Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
      • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Ocean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranbury, with the one closest to Cranbury listed first.
    • Vista Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
      • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Colliers Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Egypt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bennetts Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Glen West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
      • Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
    • Leisure Knoll
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
      • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
    • Cedar Glen Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
      • Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
    • Glen Cedar City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
      • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
    • Herbertsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crestwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
      • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranbury, with the one closest to Cranbury listed first.
    • Blackwells Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Harlingen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlebush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Skillman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ukrainian Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukrainian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
      • Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
    • Finderne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodfern
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County
    • Bedminster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
      • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
    • Gladstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranbury, with the one closest to Cranbury listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rahway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
      • Rahway is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
    • Scotch Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
      • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
    • Clark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Union County
    • Benders Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Berkeley Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
      • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
    • Feltville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Westfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Linden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Union County
    • Cranford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranbury, with the one closest to Cranbury listed first.
    • Tottenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
      • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Annadale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annadale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
      • Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Annadale
      • From Cranbury to Annadale
    • Great Kills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Kills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
      • Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Great Kills
      • From Cranbury to Great Kills
    • Heartland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Oakwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
    • Graniteville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Staten Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Port Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Westerleigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranbury, with the one closest to Cranbury listed first.
    • Morrisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
      • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
    • Yardley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
      • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <3>
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Levittown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levittown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levittown
      • Levittown is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levittown <3>
    • Tullytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tullytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
      • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Fairless Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Valley
      • Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Woodside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Edgely
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
      • Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgely
      • From Cranbury to Edgely
    • Woodbourne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbourne
      • Woodbourne is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Glenlake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
      • Glenlake is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Newtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Cranbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranbury.

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 Cranbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brainerd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Westminster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Windsor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Windsor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Burial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Degel Yehudo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degel Yehudo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degel Yehudo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floral Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoffman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Delatush Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kingston Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beth Abraham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Abraham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Abraham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Cranbury had a population of 752 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cranbury Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prospect Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Plains
    • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
  • Dayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
  • Etra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etra
    • Etra is located in Mercer County
  • Jamesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
    • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jamesburg
    • From Cranbury to Jamesburg
  • Schalks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schalks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schalks
    • Schalks is located in Middlesex County
  • Plainsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
    • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Plainsboro
    • From Cranbury to Plainsboro
  • Dutch Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
    • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
  • Princeton Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
    • Deans is located in Middlesex County
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Mercer County
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    • Kingston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Middlesex County
    • New Sharon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
      • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
    • Sharon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sharon
      • From Cranbury to Sharon

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cranbury ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranbury.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cranbury. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cranbury and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cranbury.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6> of Cranbury.

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 Cranbury:

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

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Cranbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Cranbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cranbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3165, Longitude: -74.5141    









 

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