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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 Elys Corner (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 Elys Corner. 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 Elys Corner ...

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 Elys Corner: Elys Cor. (or less commonly used: Elys Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Elys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Elys Corner may originally have been Ely's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Elys Corner might be written as Ely Corner.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Elys Corner is located in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.

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

  • Monmouth County     (The home county of Elys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Sharon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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    • Manalapan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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    • Imlaystown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
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    • Polhemustown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
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    • Cream Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
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    • Prospertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
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    • Tennent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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    • Yorketown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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    • Walnford ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnford is located in Monmouth County
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    • West Freehold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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    • Hornerstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
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    • Freehold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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    • East Freehold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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  • Burlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Ellisdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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    • Jacobstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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    • Bordentown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Fort Dix
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
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    • Kinkora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kinkora is located in Burlington County
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    • Columbus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus is located in Burlington County
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    • Juliustown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Juliustown is located in Burlington County
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    • Roebling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Roebling is located in Burlington County
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    • Browns Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
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    • Florence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Florence is located in Burlington County
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    • Country Lake Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
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    • Chambers Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
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    • Pemberton Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
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  • Hunterdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Linvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Rileyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Snydertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Wertsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Larisons Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Reaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Copper Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Lambertville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
    • Flemington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Pleasant Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Sand Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Sergeantsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Prallsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County
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  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Twin Rivers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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    • Edinburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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    • Princeton Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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    • Mercerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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    • Rosemont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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    • Princessville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Princessville is located in Mercer County
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    • White Horse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County
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    • Warner Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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    • Eldridge Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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    • Lawrenceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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    • Trenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Trenton is located in Mercer County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
    • Mount Rose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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    • Parkway Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Cranbury Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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    • Clearbrook Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
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    • Concordia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Concordia is located in Middlesex County
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    • Cranbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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    • Rossmoor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
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    • Whittingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
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    • Princeton Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
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    • Jamesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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    • Dayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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    • Plainsboro Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
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    • Plainsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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    • Monmouth Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
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    • Heathcote
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
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  • Ocean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Vista Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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    • Colliers Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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    • Van Hiseville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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    • New Egypt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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    • Bennetts Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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    • Whitesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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    • Cedar Glen West
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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    • Lakewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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    • Leisure Knoll
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
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    • Cedar Glen Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
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    • Crestwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
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    • Whiting
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Whiting is located in Ocean County
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    • Glen Cedar City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
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  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Blackwells Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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    • Harlingen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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    • Skillman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Skillman is located in Somerset County
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    • Middlebush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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    • Somerset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Somerset is located in Somerset County
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    • Ukrainian Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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    • Bound Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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    • Finderne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Finderne is located in Somerset County
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    • Somerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Somerville is located in Somerset County
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    • Woodfern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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    • North Branch Depot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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    • Smalleytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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    • Union Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County
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  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Perth Amboy Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Perth Amboy Junction is located in Union County
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    • Plainfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Plainfield is located in Union County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
    • Rahway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rahway is located in Union County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
    • Clark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Clark is located in Union County
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    • Scotch Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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    • Linden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Linden is located in Union County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
    • Tremley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tremley is located in Union County
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    • Benders Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Benders Corner is located in Union County
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    • Berkeley Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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    • Cranford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cranford is located in Union County
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    • Feltville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Feltville is located in Union County
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    • Park Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in Union County
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    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Westfield is located in Union County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • Richmond County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Tottenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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    • Annadale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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    • Great Kills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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    • Heartland Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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    • Oakwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
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    • Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
    • Grant City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elys Corner, with the one closest to Elys Corner listed first.
    • Morrisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Thornridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Tullytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Levittown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Yardley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
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    • Dunlap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Edgely
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Fairless Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oxford Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • Woodbourne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodbourne is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Woodside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
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  • Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Morrell Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Park

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

Cemeteries Near Elys Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elys Corner.

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 Elys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • East Windsor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jersey State Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Westminster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brainerd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoffman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Delatush Family Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Holy Cross Burial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Assumption Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Egypt.
      • The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Assumption Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
      • Church of the Assumption Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976034 <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 Elys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elys Corner.

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

  • Etra
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Etra is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etra
  • Perrineville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrineville
  • Sharon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Clarksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • New Sharon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
  • Manalapan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan
  • Cranbury Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
  • Imlaystown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
  • Red Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
  • Cranbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
  • Ely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ely is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Windsor is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
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    • Smithburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Prospect Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Plains
    • Robbinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville

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

Newspapers Published in Elys Corner ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elys Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elys Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elys Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elys Corner:

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 Elys Corner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.