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 Fairton (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 Fairton. 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 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.
Fairton is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Fairton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairton:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Fairton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Bridgeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Bridgeton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Roadstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Paynters Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Othello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Seabrook Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Rosenhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Turkey Point Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Dividing Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Bay Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Milmay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Dorothy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Mizpah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Gigantic City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Warners Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Estell Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Collings Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Corbin City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Estellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Weymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Mays Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Clarkstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Da Costa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Sicklerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Ancora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Penbryn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Waterford Works
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Belleplain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Dennisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Tuckahoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- South Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Norburys Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Del Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Green Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Villas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Cape May Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Avis Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Star Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Victory Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Downer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Mullica Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Beckett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Buckingham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Sewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Centre City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Salina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Norma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Friesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Pecks Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Aldine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Alloway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Penton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Leipsic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Independence Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Cheswold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spruance City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Bicentennial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- Carlisle Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Deakyneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- McDonough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Georges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bear
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairton, see our County-by-County Page for Fairton.
Cemeteries Near Fairton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairton.
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 Fairton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bridgeton.
- The Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969053 <2>
- Overlook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Fairton had a population of 401 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairton, with the one closest to Fairton listed first.
- Bridgeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Gouldtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown
- Bowentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Bridgeton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Sheppards Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Roadstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dividing Creek Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Dividing Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairton.
Newspapers Published in Fairton ...
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 Fairton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairton, 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 Fairton.
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 Fairton:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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 Fairton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |