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 Half Acre (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 Half Acre. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Half Acre is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Half Acre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Half Acre:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Half Acre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Whittingham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Concordia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
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- Clearbrook Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Rossmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
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- Jamesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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- Princeton Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
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- Paulas Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paulas Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Dunham's Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dunham's Corner is located in Middlesex County
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- East Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Ellisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Jacobstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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- Bordentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Fort Dix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
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- Kinkora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
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- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
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- Roebling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County
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- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Burlington County
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- Browns Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
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- Juliustown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
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- Chambers Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
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- Country Lake Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
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- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Millburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- Bayonne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Rileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Linvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Flemington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Lambertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Sand Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- White Horse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Ewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Manalapan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- West Freehold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- East Freehold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Freehold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Imlaystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
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- Polhemustown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
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- Ardena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- Green Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Vista Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- New Egypt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Cedar Glen West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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- Leisure Knoll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
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- Williams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
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- Herbertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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- Winding River Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Middlebush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Perth Amboy Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Tremley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tremley is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Fort Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Coney Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Tottenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Annadale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Great Kills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Heartland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Graniteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Old Town Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Sheaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Yardley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Levittown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Tullytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Dunlap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Fairless Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Edgely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodbourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbourne is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Half Acre, see our County-by-County Page for Half Acre.
Cemeteries Near Half Acre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Half Acre.
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 Half Acre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Half Acre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Fernwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- The Brainerd Cemetery has also been known as:
- First presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977947 <2>
- Hoffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delatush Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Delatush Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delatush Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delatush Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Jamesburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349545 <2>
- Westminster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jersey State Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Degel Yehudo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Floral Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Half Acre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Half Acre.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Half Acre, with the one closest to Half Acre listed first.
- Prospect Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Jamesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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- Etra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Etra is located in Mercer County
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- Manalapan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Perrineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- Deans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deans is located in Middlesex County
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- Old Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Schalks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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- Plainsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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- Dutch Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
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- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Half Acre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Half Acre.
Newspapers Published in Half Acre ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Half Acre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Half Acre, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Half Acre.
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 Half Acre:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Richmond County
- Bucks 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 Half Acre, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Half Acre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |