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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 Keswick Grove (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 Keswick Grove. 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 Keswick Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Keswick Grove: Keswick Grv.
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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Keswick Grove is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Keswick Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keswick Grove:
- Ocean County (The home county of Keswick Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Crestwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Roosevelt City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Holiday Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Dover Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Leisure Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Silver Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Cedar Glen West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Glen Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Wheatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Sweetwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Nesco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Weekstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Port Republic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Egg Harbor City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Chatsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Jacobstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Fort Dix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Speedwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Ellisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Juliustown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Pemberton Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Sooy Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Chambers Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Camden County
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- White Horse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Mercerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Warner Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Princeton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Eldridge Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Princessville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Whittingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Rossmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Jamesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Moerls Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Princeton Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Plainsboro Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
- Plainsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Prospertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Hornerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Ramtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Cream Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Maxim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Imlaystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Polhemustown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Ardena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Allenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Squankum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Edgely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Tullytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Wheat Sheaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Levittown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Winder Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keswick Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Keswick Grove.
Cemeteries Near Keswick Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keswick Grove.
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 Keswick Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keswick Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toms River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
- The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <2>
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Good Luck Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton 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.<4>
While we didn't find Keswick Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keswick Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keswick Grove, with the one closest to Keswick Grove listed first.
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Wheatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Toms River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Woodmansie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Colliers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Bayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Forked River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Silverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Van Hiseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Bennetts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keswick Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keswick Grove.
Newspapers Published in Keswick Grove ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keswick Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keswick Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keswick Grove.
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 either 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 Keswick Grove:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Bucks 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Keswick Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keswick Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |