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 Harrisville (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 Harrisville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harrisville is located in Burlington 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 Burlington County: Atlantic, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Bucks (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Harrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisville:
- Burlington County (The home county of Harrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Wading River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- New Gretna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Chatsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Atsion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Sooy Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Dellette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Weekstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Port Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Nesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Oceanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Da Costa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- McKee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Absecon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Mays Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Weymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Ancora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Atco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Tansboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Penbryn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Sicklerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Kresson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Overbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Laurel Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Ocean City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Tuckahoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Hesstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- South Vineland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Vineland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Star Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Downer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Monmouth County
- Hornerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Mystic Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Parkertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Eagleswood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Staffordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Mayetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Ocean Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Manahawkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Beach Haven West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- North Beach Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Holgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holgate is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
- North Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisville.
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 Harrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mill Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Reevestown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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.<1>
While we didn't find Harrisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrisville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Wading River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Lower Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- New Gretna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Port Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Nesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Elwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Cologne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cologne is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Germania is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- West Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Leeds Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisville ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisville.
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 Harrisville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Burlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |