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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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.
Harmony is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Harmony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Beals Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Seabrook Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Roadstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bridgeton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 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
- Othello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Rosenhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Fairton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bay Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Milmay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Gigantic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Mizpah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Dorothy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Hammonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Weymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Da Costa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Warners Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Estell Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Estellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Clarkstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Sicklerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Blackwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Penbryn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Glendora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Laurel Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Brooklawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Ancora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Overbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Tansboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Belleplain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Avis Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Mullica Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Beckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Star Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Downer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Centre City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Sewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Buckingham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Victory Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mickleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Friesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Aldine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Shirley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Alloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Quinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Riddleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Portertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Leipsic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Spruance City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cheswold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Independence Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Carlisle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Port Penn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Delaware City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Saint Georges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edgemoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Blackbird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marcus Hook
(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
- Boothwyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Eddystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parkside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parkside is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
- Upland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westinghouse Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Bartram Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Queen Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony.
Cemeteries Near Harmony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.
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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Fernwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overlook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bridgeton.
- The Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969053 <2>
- Alloway Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuff Cemetery
- The Cuff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Harmony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Cohansey
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Seeley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Friesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Roadstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Aldine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Bowentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Woodruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodruff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Husted
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Husted is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husted
- Shirley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Alloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sheppards Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Centerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centerton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
- Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.
Newspapers Published in Harmony ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, 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 Harmony.
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 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 Harmony:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Philadelphia 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 Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |