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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hamilton is located in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Hamilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamilton:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Hamilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Shark River Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Neptune City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Asbury Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wanamassa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
- Belmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- West Belmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Allenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Ellisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Country Lake Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Fort Dix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Brownville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Morristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cheesequake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Madison Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Old Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Runyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Whittingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Concordia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Ernston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Clearbrook Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Herbertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Arrowhead Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Bay Head Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Lakewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Bennetts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Leisure Village East
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vista Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Holiday City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Middlebush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Perth Amboy Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rahway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Tremley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Fort Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Gravesend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bensonhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Dyker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
- Bay Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Flatlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Breezy Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Tottenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Old Town Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Fort Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Staten Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Stapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamilton, see our County-by-County Page for Hamilton.
Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.
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 Hamilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Atlantic View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hamilton had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Glendola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- New Bedford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Belmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Asbury Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Squankum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 south)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Lower Squankum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Pine Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Herbertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Elberon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- West End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamilton.
Newspapers Published in Hamilton ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamilton, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamilton.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hamilton:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Queens County
- Richmond 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 Hamilton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |