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 Holmeson (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 Holmeson. 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 hospitals and 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.
Holmeson 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 Holmeson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holmeson:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Holmeson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Prospertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Imlaystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Manalapan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hornerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Polhemustown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- West Freehold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Freehold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Tennent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
- Ardena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Ellisdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Fort Dix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Browns Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Bordentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Country Lake Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Juliustown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Kinkora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Chambers Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Pemberton Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Rileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Linvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linvale
- Snydertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Wertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertsville
- Larisons Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larisons Corners
- Lambertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Reaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Mercerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- White Horse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Warner Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Princessville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Eldridge Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Parkway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Cranbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Rossmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Jamesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Princeton Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Moerls Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Plainsboro Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
- Plainsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Vista Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Van Hiseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Colliers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Bennetts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- New Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
- Cedar Glen West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Leisure Knoll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Glen Cedar City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Blackwells Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Middlebush
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Harlingen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Skillman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Ukrainian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Bound Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Finderne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Somerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Woodfern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- Union County
- Perth Amboy Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Tottenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Levittown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thornridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Tullytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Edgely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Yardley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Fairless Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oxford Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Valley
- Winder Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- Morrell Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holmeson, see our County-by-County Page for Holmeson.
Cemeteries Near Holmeson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holmeson.
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 Holmeson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holmeson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- St. Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jersey State Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Windsor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Assumption Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Egypt.
- The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
- Assumption Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
- Church of the Assumption Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976034 <2>
- Old Zoar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westminster Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- The Brainerd Cemetery has also been known as:
- First presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977947 <2>
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 Holmeson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holmeson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holmeson, with the one closest to Holmeson listed first.
- Clarksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Red Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Prospertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Ely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Perrineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrineville
- Cassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Smithburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Van Hiseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Imlaystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Cream Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Hornerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Colliers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Manalapan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holmeson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holmeson.
Newspapers Published in Holmeson ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmeson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holmeson, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holmeson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Holmeson:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Richmond County
- Bucks 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 Holmeson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holmeson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |