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 Drakestown (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 Drakestown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Drakestown is located in Morris 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 Morris County: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Drakestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drakestown:
- Morris County (The home county of Drakestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Budd Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Crestmoore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Hilltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Hurdtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
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- Woodport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Califon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pottersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Allerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Jutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Piscataway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Lindenau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- New Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Macopin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- West Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Tranquility
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Middleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Swartswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Hardwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
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- Washingtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
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- Balesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Benders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Scotch Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Hackettstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Long Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Brass Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Hazen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Riegelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erwinna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kintnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Bushkill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Coolbaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Delaware Water Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Stroudsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Parkside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Slateford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- East Bangor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Bangor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Roseto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
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- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Kesslersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Pen Argyl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <1>
- Stockertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tatamy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tatamy is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
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- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Conashaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drakestown, see our County-by-County Page for Drakestown.
Cemeteries Near Drakestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drakestown.
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 Drakestown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drakestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chester Congregational Churchyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pequest Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairmount Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardwick Society of Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Fairmount Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Drakestown had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drakestown, with the one closest to Drakestown listed first.
- Mount Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Hackettstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- Schooleys Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schooleys Mountain is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooleys Mountain
- Naughright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Bartley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bartley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
- Budd Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Flanders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flanders is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Stephensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensburg is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Allamuchy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allamuchy is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allamuchy
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Middle Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drakestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drakestown.
Newspapers Published in Drakestown ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drakestown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drakestown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drakestown.
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 Drakestown:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bucks County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Drakestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drakestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |