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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 southeast 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 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.
Greenville is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Ocean County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Williams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Herbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Leisure Village East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Whitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bennetts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Bay Head Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Cedar Glen West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Glen Cedar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Ellisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Country Lake Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Browns Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Juliustown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Chatsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Bordentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Pemberton Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Chambers Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Kinkora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Mercerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- White Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Warner Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Concordia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Brownville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Clearbrook Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Jamesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Rossmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Cheesequake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Cranbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Old Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Laurence Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Ramtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Maxim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Allenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- West Belmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Ardena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Belmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Shark River Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- West Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Asbury Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Tottenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <1>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelly Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Greenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Herbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Southard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- Allenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Lower Squankum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Squankum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Whitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Osbornsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- West Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Bennetts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bay Head Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- New Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Glendola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |