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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 Dukes Bridge (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 Dukes Bridge. 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 Dukes Bridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Dukes Bridge: Dukes Brg. (or less commonly used: Dukes Brdg. or Dukes Brdge.)
- While the name of this community is Dukes Bridge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dukes Bridge may originally have been Duke's Bridge.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dukes Bridge might be written as Duke Bridge.
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 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.
Dukes Bridge is located in Burlington 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 Burlington County: Atlantic, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Bucks (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Dukes Bridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dukes Bridge:
- Burlington County (The home county of Dukes Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Chatsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Speedwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sooy Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Country Lake Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Moores Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Atsion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Fox Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Browns Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Sweetwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Nesco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Egg Harbor City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Port Republic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Da Costa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Oceanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Pomona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Collings Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- McKee City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waterford Works
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Ancora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Atco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Kresson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Tansboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Penbryn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Greentree
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Overbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Star Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Almonesson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Mercer County
- White Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Hornerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Prospertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Polhemustown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Imlaystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Maxim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Roosevelt City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Ocean Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Crestwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Dover Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleswood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Manahawkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Mayetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Tullytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Winder Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Levittown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Chestnut Wood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
- Newportville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Thornridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dukes Bridge, see our County-by-County Page for Dukes Bridge.
Cemeteries Near Dukes Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dukes Bridge.
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 Dukes Bridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dukes Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
- The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ocean Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <3>
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Peacock Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Dukes Bridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dukes Bridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dukes Bridge, with the one closest to Dukes Bridge listed first.
- Woodmansie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Buckingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Atsion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Browns Mills Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills Junction
- Indian Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Pleasant Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Browns Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Wading River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- New Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Parkdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dukes Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dukes Bridge.
Newspapers Published in Dukes Bridge ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dukes Bridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dukes Bridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dukes Bridge.
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 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 Dukes Bridge:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Burlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Bucks 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 Dukes Bridge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dukes Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |