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 Harmersville (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 Harmersville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harmersville is located in Salem 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 Salem County: New Castle (DE), Cumberland & Gloucester.
Below are the counties that are near Harmersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmersville:
- Salem County (The home county of Harmersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Hancocks Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Quinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Pecks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Alloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Pointers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pointers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Riddleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Friesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Aldine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Atlantic County
- Collings Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Blackwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Sicklerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Brooklawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Glendora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Othello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bay Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Beals Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Bridgeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Bridgeton Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Fairton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Rosenhayn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Avis Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Beckett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Mullica Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mickleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Gibbstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Buckingham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Centre City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Downer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Mantua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Leipsic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Cheswold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blackiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Carlisle Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Kenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Port Penn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deakyneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- McDonough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Georges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Kirkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centennial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centennial Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Strickersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Mendenhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Hamorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Kennett Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toughkenamon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Avondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Boothwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marcus Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trainer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Zebleys Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garnet Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aston Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmersville, see our County-by-County Page for Harmersville.
Cemeteries Near Harmersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmersville.
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 Harmersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cuff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuff Cemetery
- The Cuff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Salem.
- The Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641086 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Penns Neck Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Finns Point National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- First Presbyterian Churchyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Paul's RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Harmersville had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmersville, with the one closest to Harmersville listed first.
- Hancocks Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Quinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Alloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Penton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Roadstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Cohansey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Riddleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Mowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
- Port Penn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Bay Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Sheppards Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Friesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmersville.
Newspapers Published in Harmersville ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmersville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Harmersville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Salem County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Delaware 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 Harmersville, 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 from Point A (ie- Harmersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |