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 Emmelsville (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 Emmelsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Emmelsville is located in Atlantic County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Emmelsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emmelsville:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Emmelsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Weymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Mays Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Gigantic City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Mizpah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Clarkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Milmay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Estellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- McKee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Da Costa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Collings Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Estell Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Atsion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Wading River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- New Gretna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Dellette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Speedwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Fox Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Chatsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Oakwood Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Sooy Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Ancora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Andrews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Atco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Penbryn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Tansboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Overbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Kresson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Blackwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Steelmantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Belleplain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Ocean City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dennisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Eldora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Strathmere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Ocean View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- South Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Clermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Sea Isle City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- South Vineland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Vineland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Pleasantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Port Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Laurel Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mauricetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Haleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Rosenhayn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Turnersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Ferrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Buckingham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Salina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Almonesson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Avis Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Centre City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Mystic Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Parkertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Holgate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holgate is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
- Eagleswood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Staffordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- North Beach Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- Mayetta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Manahawkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Alliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Whig Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Aldine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emmelsville, see our County-by-County Page for Emmelsville.
Cemeteries Near Emmelsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emmelsville.
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 Emmelsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emmelsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (100 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Germania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Emmelsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emmelsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emmelsville, with the one closest to Emmelsville listed first.
- Weymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Mays Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Doughty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doughty is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Elwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- McKee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Cologne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cologne is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Da Costa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Germania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Germania is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barnard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Landisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Landisville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisville
- Hammonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emmelsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emmelsville.
Newspapers Published in Emmelsville ...
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 Emmelsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emmelsville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emmelsville.
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 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 Emmelsville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emmelsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emmelsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |