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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 Giffordtown (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 Giffordtown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Giffordtown is located in Ocean County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.

Below are the counties that are near Giffordtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Giffordtown:

  • Ocean County     (The home county of Giffordtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giffordtown, with the one closest to Giffordtown listed first.
    • Mystic Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
      • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
    • Parkertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
      • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
    • West Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
      • West Creek is located in Ocean County
    • Eagleswood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
      • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Staffordville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
      • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
    • North Beach Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
      • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
    • Mayetta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
      • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
    • Beach Haven West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
      • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
    • Manahawkin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
      • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
    • Ocean Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
      • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
    • North Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
      • North Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Waretown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waretown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
      • Waretown is located in Ocean County
    • Forked River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
      • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giffordtown, with the one closest to Giffordtown listed first.
    • Port Republic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
      • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
    • Brigantine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
      • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
    • Absecon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
      • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Pomona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
    • Egg Harbor City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
      • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
    • Sweetwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
    • Atlantic City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
    • West Atlantic City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atlantic City
      • West Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
    • Pleasantville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
    • McKee City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
      • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
    • Ventnor City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
      • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
    • Northfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
    • Bargaintown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
      • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
  • Burlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giffordtown, with the one closest to Giffordtown listed first.
    • New Gretna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
      • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
    • Wading River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
      • Wading River is located in Burlington County
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Burlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
    • Speedwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
      • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
    • Batsto Village ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
      • Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
      • Batsto Village has also been known as:
      • Batsto
    • Chatsworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
    • Atsion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
      • Atsion is located in Burlington County
    • Presidential Lakes Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Lakes Estates
      • Presidential Lakes Estates is located in Burlington County
    • Sooy Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
      • Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
    • Country Lake Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
      • Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
    • Fox Chase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
      • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
    • Moores Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
      • Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
      • Moores Mill has also been known as:
      • Moores Meadows
    • Browns Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
      • Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giffordtown, with the one closest to Giffordtown listed first.
    • Ancora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
      • Ancora is located in Camden County
    • Waterford Works
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
      • Waterford Works is located in Camden County
      • Waterford Works has also been known as:
      • Waterford
    • Atco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
      • Atco is located in Camden County
  • Cape May County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giffordtown, with the one closest to Giffordtown listed first.
    • Ocean City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
      • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
    • Tuckahoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Giffordtown, see our County-by-County Page for Giffordtown.

Newspapers Published in Giffordtown ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Giffordtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Giffordtown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Giffordtown.

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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Giffordtown:

Cemeteries Near Giffordtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Giffordtown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Giffordtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Giffordtown, with the one closest to Giffordtown listed first.

  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • West Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Creek Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Staffordville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leek - McKeen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Clarks Mill Burying Ground
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Mill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Mill Burying Ground
  • Boling Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boling Cemetery
  • Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Germania Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germania Cemetery
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Reevestown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reevestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reevestown Cemetery
    • Friends Meeting Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Meeting Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery

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 Giffordtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Giffordtown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Giffordtown, with the one closest to Giffordtown listed first.

  • West Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
    • West Creek is located in Ocean County
  • New Gretna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
    • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
  • Staffordville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
    • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
  • Wading River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
    • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • North Beach Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
    • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
  • Mayetta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
    • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
  • Port Republic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Leeds Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
    • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
  • Cedar Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
  • Manahawkin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
  • Lower Bank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
    • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
  • Oceanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Beach View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
      • Beach View is located in Ocean County
    • Green Bank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
      • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Burlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Giffordtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Giffordtown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Giffordtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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- Giffordtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Giffordtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6004, Longitude: -74.3718       In this case, the coordinates for Giffordtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Giffordtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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