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 Downs Farms (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 Downs Farms. 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 Downs Farms ...
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.
While the name of this community is Downs Farms, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Downs Farms may originally have been Down's Farms.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Downs Farms might be written as Down Farms.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Downs Farms is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Atlantic, Burlington, Gloucester & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Downs Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Downs Farms:
- Camden County (The home county of Downs Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Woodcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodcrest is located in Camden County
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- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Camden County
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- Haddon Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
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- Tyndall Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tyndall Village is located in Camden County
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- Echelon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Echelon is located in Camden County
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- Barclay - Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County
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- Ellisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg is located in Camden County
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- Erlton - Ellisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Erlton - Ellisburg is located in Camden County
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- Greentree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
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- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
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- Laurel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
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- Overbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
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- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
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- Hammonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Da Costa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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- Nesco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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- Sweetwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
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- Gigantic City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
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- Mizpah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
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- Weymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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- Weekstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Egg Harbor City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Milmay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Marlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
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- Greentree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
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- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
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- Maple Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
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- Ramblewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
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- Oakwood Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
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- Cinnaminson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
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- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County
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- Hainesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesport is located in Burlington County
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- Willingboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willingboro is located in Burlington County
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- Dellette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
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- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
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- Vineland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Rosenhayn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
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- Beals Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- Seabrook Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
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- West Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
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- South Vineland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Bridgeton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
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- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Almonesson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
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- Cooper Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Westcotville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County
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- Turnersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
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- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
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- North Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
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- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Oak Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County
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- Salina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
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- Wenonah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah is located in Gloucester County
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- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
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- Buckingham Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- White Horse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Parkway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County
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- West Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
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- Hornerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
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- Polhemustown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- New Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
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- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Whig Lane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
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- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
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- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
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- Six Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
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- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
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- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
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- Norma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
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- Aldine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
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- Portertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
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- Carneys Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County
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- Friesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
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- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Analine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Aniline Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Carpenter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Whites Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Ardentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Holly Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <2>
- Ardencroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Windy Bush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Chestnut Wood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Croydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winder Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newportville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Hulmeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- County Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Penndel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edgely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Langhorne Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Langhorne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Levittown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Strafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Devon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berwyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leopard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leopard is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Whitehorse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Chesterbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Green Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Paoli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lane Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Lees
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Malvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Colwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Darby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <2>
- Millbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Collingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Lansdowne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Folcroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Darby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yeadon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <2>
- Aldan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Burmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burmont is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Glenolden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indiana County (PA)
- Ernest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Ashmead Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cheltenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ryers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ryers is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Rockledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bala - Cynwyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cynwyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Elkins Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Narberth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- West Manayunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Huntingdon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Old City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Port Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Queen Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wissinoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Tacony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Frankford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- University City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Pennypack Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Oxford Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Bartram Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Downs Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Downs Farms.
Cemeteries Near Downs Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Downs Farms.
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 Downs Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Downs Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Albertson Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locustwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cropwell Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Marlton Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perce Family Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cherry Hill.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99902 <3>
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 Downs Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Downs Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Downs Farms, with the one closest to Downs Farms listed first.
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Kirkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kirkwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Laurel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Westmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westmont is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Ellisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Glendora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kresson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Marlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Fellowship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blenheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blenheim is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Blackwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Downs Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Downs Farms.
Newspapers Published in Downs Farms ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Downs Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Downs Farms, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Downs Farms.
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 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 Downs Farms:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- New Castle County
- Allegheny County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Downs Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Downs Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |