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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 Heislerville (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 Heislerville. 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 doctors and 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.

Heislerville 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 Heislerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heislerville:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Heislerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.
    • Delmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Leesburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Port Norris
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
    • Bivalve
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
    • Dorchester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Haleyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
    • Mauricetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
    • Port Elizabeth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
    • Dividing Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
    • Laurel Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
    • Paynters Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
    • Cumberland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.
    • Warners Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
    • Corbin City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Estell Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Dorothy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Milmay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Milmay is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
    • Estellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Estellville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
    • Mizpah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
    • Clarkstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
    • Gigantic City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
    • Somers Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
    • Mays Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
    • Linwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
    • Bargaintown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
  • Cape May County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.
    • Eldora
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
    • Belleplain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belleplain is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
    • Dennisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
    • South Dennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • Goshen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Goshen is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Steelmantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
    • Mount Pleasant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Del Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Del Haven is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
    • Norburys Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
    • Clermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Clermont is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Tuckahoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Green Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Cape May Court House
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.
    • Victory Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
    • Star Cross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
  • Salem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.
    • Norma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Norma is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Alliance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Alliance is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Six Points
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Six Points is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
    • Olivet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Olivet is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Friesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Friesburg is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
    • Pecks Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Shirley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shirley is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Aldine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aldine is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
    • Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Canton is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Alloway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
  • Kent County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.
    • Bowers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Little Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Independence Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Magnolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dover is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Leipsic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rodric Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rodric Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
    • Frederica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Highland Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
    • Kent Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Kent Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
    • Rising Sun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rodney Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rodney Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
    • Alexanders Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Alexanders Village is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.
    • Slaughter Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Argo Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heislerville, see our County-by-County Page for Heislerville.

Cemeteries Near Heislerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heislerville.

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 Heislerville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heislerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.

  • Leesburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
    • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
  • United Brotherhood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Steelmantown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Head of the River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Corbin City.
    • The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aetna Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <2>
  • Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • John Wesley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Heislerville had a population of 347 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Heislerville, with the one closest to Heislerville listed first.

  • Delmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Port Norris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
  • Bivalve
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
  • Maurice River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
  • Dorchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Haleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
  • Mauricetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
  • Mauricetown Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
  • Bricksboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
  • Halberton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halberton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
  • Port Elizabeth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dividing Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
    • Manumuskin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
    • Dividing Creek Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heislerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heislerville.

Newspapers Published in Heislerville ...

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 Heislerville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heislerville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heislerville.

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 Heislerville:

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>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- Heislerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Heislerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.