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 Doughty (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 Doughty. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Doughty 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 Doughty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doughty:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Doughty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Milmay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Mizpah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Dorothy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Gigantic City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Estellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Clarkstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Estell Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Warners Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Collings Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- McKee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Corbin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Atsion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Wading River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Dellette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- New Gretna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Speedwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Fox Chase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Oakwood Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Heritage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Marlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Ancora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Andrews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Waterford Works
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Atco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Penbryn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Tansboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Overbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Blackwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Laurel Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Belleplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Eldora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dennisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- South Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Ocean View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Clermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Strathmere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Sea Isle City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- South Vineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Laurel Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Port Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Dorchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Haleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Rosenhayn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Ferrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Turnersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Avis Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buckingham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Salina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Almonesson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Centre City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Ocean County
- Mystic Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Whig Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Aldine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Alloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Portertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doughty, see our County-by-County Page for Doughty.
Cemeteries Near Doughty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doughty.
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 Doughty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doughty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newtonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Siloam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Corbin City.
- The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aetna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <1>
- Continue List (99 more) ...
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Doughty had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doughty, with the one closest to Doughty listed first.
- Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Landisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landisville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisville
- Mays Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Forest Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- South Vineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Menantico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Menantico is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menantico
- Manumuskin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
- Clayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Halberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halberton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
- North Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vineland
- Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doughty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doughty.
Newspapers Published in Doughty ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doughty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doughty, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doughty.
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 helpful 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 Doughty:
- 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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Doughty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Doughty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |