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 Jericho (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 Jericho. 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 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 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.
Jericho 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 Jericho. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jericho:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Jericho)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Roadstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Othello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Beals Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Bay Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Bridgeton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Seabrook Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Fairton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Rosenhayn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- 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 Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Milmay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Mizpah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Dorothy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Gigantic City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Weymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Sicklerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Blackwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glendora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Penbryn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- 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
- Laurel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Overbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Tansboro
(30 miles [48.3 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 Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Belleplain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Avis Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Beckett
(19 miles [30.6 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 north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Star Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 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 north)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Centre City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Downer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Buckingham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Sewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Pecks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Alloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Friesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Hancocks Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Penton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Aldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Riddleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Portertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Pointers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pointers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Leipsic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Lakeshore Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Little Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cheswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Carlisle Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Bicentennial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Deakyneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Saint Georges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho 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
- Strickersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marcus Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boothwyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trainer
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eddystone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Upland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Brookhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jericho, see our County-by-County Page for Jericho.
Cemeteries Near Jericho ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jericho.
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 Jericho - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jericho covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Fernwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cuff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alloway Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swing Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Jericho in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jericho.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jericho, with the one closest to Jericho listed first.
- Roadstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Sheppards Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Cohansey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Harmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Bowentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Seeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Bay Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Quinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Friesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Penton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jericho. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jericho.
Newspapers Published in Jericho ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jericho.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jericho, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jericho.
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 Jericho:
- 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
- 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 Jericho, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jericho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |