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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 Kernan Corner (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 Kernan Corner. 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 Kernan Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kernan Corner: Kernan Cor. (or less commonly used: Kernan Crn.)
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 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.
Kernan Corner 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 Kernan Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kernan Corner:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Kernan Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Roadstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Othello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Bridgeton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- 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
- Seabrook Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- 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
- Fairton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Rosenhayn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Milmay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Collings Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Mizpah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Dorothy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Gigantic City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Warners Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Weymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Estell Manor
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hammonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner 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
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Penbryn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ancora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Glendora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- 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
- 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 Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Belleplain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(28 miles [45.1 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 Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Avis Mills
(15 miles [24.1 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Mullica Hill
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Downer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Centre City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Cooper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mickleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- 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
- Victory Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Pecks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Friesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Alloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Aldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Riddleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Penton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Leipsic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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
- Little Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cheswold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Independence Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delaware City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Saint Georges
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmington Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chester County (PA)
- Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Marcus Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boothwyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trainer
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Upland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Brookhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eddystone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kernan Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Kernan Corner.
Cemeteries Near Kernan Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kernan Corner.
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 Kernan Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kernan Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Fernwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuff Cemetery
- The Cuff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alloway Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
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 Kernan Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kernan Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kernan Corner, with the one closest to Kernan Corner listed first.
- Roadstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Sheppards Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Bowentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Cohansey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Friesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Harmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Alloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Fairton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodruff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kernan Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kernan Corner.
Newspapers Published in Kernan Corner ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kernan Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kernan Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kernan Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kernan Corner:
- 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 Kernan Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kernan Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |