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 Leisure Knoll (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 Leisure Knoll. 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 Leisure Knoll ...
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 Leisure Knoll: Leisure Knl. (or less commonly used: Leisure Knol.)
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 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 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.
Leisure Knoll 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 Leisure Knoll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leisure Knoll:
- Ocean County (The home county of Leisure Knoll)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Cedar Glen West
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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- Glen Cedar City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Whitesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Silver Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Holiday City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Leisure Village East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Van Hiseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Toms River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Crestwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Browns Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Jacobstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Fort Dix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Chatsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Juliustown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Pemberton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Sooy Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Speedwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Bordentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- White Horse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Mercerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Princeton Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Rosemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Warner Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Princessville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- 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
- Eldridge Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Concordia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Whittingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Clearbrook Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Moerls Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Cranbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Rossmoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Jamesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Princeton Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Brownville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Plainsboro Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
- Plainsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Maxim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Squankum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Prospertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Ardena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Allenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Hornerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- West Freehold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Imlaystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Freehold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Polhemustown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Wheat Sheaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Morrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Levittown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tullytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thornridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leisure Knoll, see our County-by-County Page for Leisure Knoll.
Cemeteries Near Leisure Knoll ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leisure Knoll.
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 Leisure Knoll - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leisure Knoll covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Toms River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Leisure Knoll in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leisure Knoll.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leisure Knoll, with the one closest to Leisure Knoll listed first.
- Whitesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whiting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Toms River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Van Hiseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Silverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Bennetts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Southard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- Colliers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Osbornsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Buckingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Bayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leisure Knoll. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leisure Knoll.
Newspapers Published in Leisure Knoll ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leisure Knoll.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leisure Knoll, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leisure Knoll.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Leisure Knoll:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leisure Knoll) 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 Leisure Knoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |