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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 Jones Mill (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 Jones Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Jones Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Jones Mill: Jones Ml. (or less commonly used: Jones Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Jones Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Mill may originally have been Jone's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Mill might be written as Jone Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Jones Mill 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 Jones Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Jones Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Hesstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Port Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Dorchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mauricetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Haleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Laurel Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Delmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Bivalve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Port Norris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Dividing Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Warners Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Dorothy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Corbin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Estell Manor
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Milmay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Estellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Mizpah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Gigantic City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Clarkstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Somers Point
(17 miles [27.4 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
- McKee City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Ancora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Waterford Works
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Penbryn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Tansboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Belleplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Tuckahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Dennisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Ocean View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Clermont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Cape May Court House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Sea Isle City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Strathmere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Avis Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Norma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Aldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Whig Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Alloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Riddleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Portertown
(29 miles [46.7 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 Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Little Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowers
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Mill.
Cemeteries Near Jones Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Mill.
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 Jones Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Leesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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]<4> 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 <3>
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- United Brotherhood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Jones Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Manumuskin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
- Port Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Bricksboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
- Halberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halberton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
- Mauricetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Dorchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Menantico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Menantico is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menantico
- Haleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Port Norris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Bivalve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maurice River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
- Heislerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heislerville
- Delmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Mill.
Newspapers Published in Jones Mill ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Mill.
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 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 Jones Mill:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Jones Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Jones Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |