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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 Fort Hancock (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 Fort Hancock. 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 Fort Hancock ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Hancock: Ft. Hancock
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fort Hancock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Hancock.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Fort Hancock 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 Fort Hancock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Hancock:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Fort Hancock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Waterwitch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County
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- Navesink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Navesink is located in Monmouth County
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- Leonardo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
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- Navesink Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Belford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belford is located in Monmouth County
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- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
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- Port Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- New Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Monmouth County
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- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Monmouth County
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- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galilee is located in Monmouth County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- North Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Fort Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County
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- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgefield Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Hackensack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Teaneck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County
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- Rochelle Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- Saddle Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Irvington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- East Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Maplewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
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- Elm Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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- Nutley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nutley is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Bayonne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Communipaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Bergen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Guttenberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Kearny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Secaucus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- West New York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Mercer County
- Twin Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Laurence Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
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- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
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- Boynton Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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- Sewaren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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- Perth Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- South Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Port Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- Brownville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
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- Cheesequake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
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- Hopelawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Rosedale Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Green Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Herbertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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- Winding River Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
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- Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
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- Vista Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Arrowhead Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Delawanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Athenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Tremley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tremley is located in Union County
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- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Perth Amboy Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Elmora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Concourse Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Locust Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Throggs Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Fordham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- City Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Williams Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Eastchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Riverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Coney Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brighton Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Gravesend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Sheepshead Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Canarsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Atlantic Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
- Cedarhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett Bay Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett Neck is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Long Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Valley Stream
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Valley Stream is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Woodmere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsburgh is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Bay Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Park is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Harbor Isle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Fort Jay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Battery Park City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Kips Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Peter Cooper Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Stuyvesant Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hell's Kitchen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Breezy Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Bayswater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Far Rockaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Ridgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maspeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morris Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Richmond Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Grant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Fort Wadsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Annadale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Old Town Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Stapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Heartland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Staten Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westerleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Westchester County (NY)
- Eastchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Hancock, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Hancock.
Cemeteries Near Fort Hancock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Hancock.
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 Fort Hancock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Hancock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- St. Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Stream Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aumack Family Burying Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoreland Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luyster Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Douglass Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Fort Hancock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Hancock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Hancock, with the one closest to Fort Hancock listed first.
- Leonardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Navesink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Navesink is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink
- Port Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Monmouth
- Belford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Oceanic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oceanic is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanic
- Normandie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Normandie is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandie
- Navesink Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink Beach
- New Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Coney Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galilee is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
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- Low Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Low Moor is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
- Manhattan Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
- Brighton Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Hancock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Hancock.
Newspapers Published in Fort Hancock ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Hancock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Hancock, 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 Fort Hancock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Fort Hancock:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Westchester 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 Fort Hancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Hancock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |