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 Lower Valley (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 Lower Valley. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lower Valley is located in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County: Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren & Bucks (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Lower Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower Valley:
- Hunterdon County (The home county of Lower Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Califon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pottersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Jutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Mount Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Bear Tavern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
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- Titusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Piscataway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Kendall Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Lindenau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- New Brunswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Berdines Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Heathcote
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Crestmoore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Budd Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Green Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Middlebush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Tranquility
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Middleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Hardwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Swartswood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Balesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
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- Washingtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Benders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Scotch Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Perth Amboy Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rahway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Beattystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
- Hackettstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Asbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Brass Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Montana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
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- Long Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Belvidere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
- Erwinna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riegelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kintnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Tinicum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinicum
- Lumberville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huffnagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huffnagle is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffnagle
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Solebury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Solebury is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Lehigh County (PA)
- Fountain Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Delaware Water Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Stroudsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bushkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Arlington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Coolbaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Rossland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- East Bangor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <1>
- Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- New Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Slateford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Glendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- West Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
- Zucksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zucksville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zucksville
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lower Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Lower Valley.
Cemeteries Near Lower Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Valley.
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 Lower Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lower Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cokesbury Presbyterian Churchyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Methodist Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middle Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spruce Run Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anns Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Musconetcong Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Lower Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lower Valley, with the one closest to Lower Valley listed first.
- Califon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Vernoy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vernoy is located in Hunterdon County
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- Woodglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodglen is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middle Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Valley is located in Morris County
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- Anthony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
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- Cokesbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Fairmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
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- Stephensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stephensburg is located in Morris County
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- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Morris County
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- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Warren County
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- Schooleys Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schooleys Mountain is located in Morris County
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- Beattystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Port Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Murray is located in Warren County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lower Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower Valley.
Newspapers Published in Lower Valley ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Valley, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Valley.
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 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 Lower Valley:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Hunterdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bucks County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike 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 Lower Valley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |