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 Franklin Grove (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 Franklin Grove. 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 Franklin Grove ...
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 Franklin Grove: Franklin Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Franklin Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklin Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Franklin Grove is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Bucks (PA), Monroe (PA) & Northampton (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Franklin Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin Grove:
- Warren County (The home county of Franklin Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Blairstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Paulina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Mount Hermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Hainesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Long Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Ramseysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- New Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Califon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Farmersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Hoffmans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Readingsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- West Portal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Pottersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Mariannes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
- Annandale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Pattenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Jutland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Budd Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Woodport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Long Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Naughright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Succasunna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Crestmoore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Mine Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Hilltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Hacklebarney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Passaic County
- Macopin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Gladstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Bedminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Hardwick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Swartswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Crandon Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Wallpack Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Tranquility
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Balesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Washingtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Normanook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Port Jervis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lackawanna County (PA)
- Lehigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Bushkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Delaware Water Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Stroudsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stroudsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Parkside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Paradise Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Mountainhome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reeders
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Appenzell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- East Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Roseto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
- Pen Argyl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wind Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Belfast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Stockertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lords Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- La Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Anna is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Blooming Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- South Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matamoras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Parkers Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin Grove.
Cemeteries Near Franklin Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin Grove.
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 Franklin Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blairstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown Cemetery
- The Blairstown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blair Academy Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297612 <3>
- Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Frame Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Hainesburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Hermon.
- The Green Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100001 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Franklin Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklin Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Hardwick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Blairstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Paulina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Marksboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marksboro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksboro
- Calno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calno is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calno
- Kalarama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kalarama is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalarama
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Bushkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Flatbrookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Walnut Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Middleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Johnsonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin Grove.
Newspapers Published in Franklin Grove ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin Grove, 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 Franklin Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Franklin Grove:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Orange County
- Sullivan County
- Lackawanna County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklin Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |