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 Friendship (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 Friendship. 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 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 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.
Friendship is located in Burlington 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 Burlington County: Atlantic, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Bucks (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Friendship. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendship:
- Burlington County (The home county of Friendship)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Speedwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Chatsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Atsion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Sooy Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Fox Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Wading River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Dellette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Country Lake Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Nesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Weekstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Egg Harbor City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Da Costa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Port Republic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Collings Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- McKee City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Oceanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Gigantic City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Ancora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waterford Works
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Atco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Tansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Penbryn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Andrews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Kresson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Sicklerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Overbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Echelon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Echelon is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Pleasantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vineland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Star Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Turnersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Downer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Almonesson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Cooper Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Salina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Westcotville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
- Buckingham Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Sewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- North Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Mercer County
- White Horse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Hornerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Prospertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Polhemustown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Imlaystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Ocean Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Roosevelt City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Mystic Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Parkertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Eagleswood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Manahawkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Mayetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Staffordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Chestnut Wood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
- Edgely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Tullytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Wheat Sheaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Levittown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- Tacony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendship, see our County-by-County Page for Friendship.
Cemeteries Near Friendship ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendship.
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 Friendship - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendship covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hammonton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593746 <2>
- Miller Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Peacock Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Anchor Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Germania Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Friendship in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friendship.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendship, with the one closest to Friendship listed first.
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Atsion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Pleasant Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Indian Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Parkdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parkdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Nesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Green Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Tabernacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Lower Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
- Wading River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Woodmansie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Red Lion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Elm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elm is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friendship. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship.
Newspapers Published in Friendship ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendship, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendship.
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 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 Friendship:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Burlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Bucks 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 Friendship, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friendship) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |