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 Fort Mott (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 Mott. 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 Mott ...
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 Mott: Ft. Mott
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 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 Mott is located in Salem 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 Salem County: New Castle (DE), Cumberland & Gloucester.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Mott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Mott:
- Salem County (The home county of Fort Mott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County
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- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Pointers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Carneys Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Hancocks Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Alloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Portertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Blackwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Brooklawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Glendora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Gloucester City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Beals Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Roadstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bay Side
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- West Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- Bridgeton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Bridgeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Rosenhayn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Fairton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Beckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Avis Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Ferrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Mullica Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Gibbstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Mickleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Centre City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Mantua
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Buckingham Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Oak Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Parkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Blackiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Lakeshore Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cheswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Dinahs Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Bicentennial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
- Port Penn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Georges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centennial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centennial Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Christiana Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Woodshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
- Champlin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Champlin Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Village
- Keeney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Strickersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Norway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Kemblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Mendenhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kennett Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Hamorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toughkenamon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Red Lion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Baker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Boothwyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Garnet Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aston Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Village Green - Green Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- Summerhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Montgomery County (PA)
- Penn Wynne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Bartram Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Southwest Center City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- University City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Mott, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Mott.
Cemeteries Near Fort Mott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Mott.
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 Mott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Mott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- Finns Point National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- First Presbyterian Churchyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Paul's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Penns Neck Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quihawken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohaken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohocking Presbyterian Cemetery
- Glebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Salem.
- The Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641086 <2>
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Mott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Mott.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Mott, with the one closest to Fort Mott listed first.
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Reybold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Corbit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
- Saint Georges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farnhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Port Penn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Kirkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Mott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Mott.
Newspapers Published in Fort Mott ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Mott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Mott, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Mott.
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 Fort Mott:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Salem County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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 Mott, 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 Mott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |