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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 Marlboro (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 Marlboro. 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.

Marlboro is located in Monmouth County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.

Below are the counties that are near Marlboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marlboro:

  • Monmouth County     (The home county of Marlboro)
  • Burlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Ellisdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bordentown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Dix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Lake Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
      • Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
    • Juliustown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinkora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
      • Kinkora is located in Burlington County
  • Essex County
  • Hudson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Bayonne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Communipaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jersey City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bergen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
      • Bergen is located in Hudson County
    • Harrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunterdon County
  • Mercer County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Moerls Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheesequake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morristown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Middlesex County
    • Laurence Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Madison Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
      • Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Old Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
      • Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Runyon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ernston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
      • Ernston is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ernston
      • From Marlboro to Ernston
    • Concordia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Middlesex County
    • Jamesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
      • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jamesburg
      • From Marlboro to Jamesburg
    • Whittingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ocean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Vista Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
      • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Bennetts Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Van Hiseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Hiseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
      • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
    • Lakewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Herbertsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Winding River Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River Village
      • Winding River Village is located in Ocean County
    • Whitesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Arrowhead Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
      • Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
    • Cedar Glen West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
      • Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
    • Bay Head Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Colliers Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerset County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Rahway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Clark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Linden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cranford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Elmora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmora
      • From Marlboro to Elmora
    • Park Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Union County
    • Elizabeth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Scotch Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
      • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
    • Westfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Benders Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Berkeley Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Kings County (NY)
  • New York County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Fort Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Jay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
      • Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Jay
      • From Marlboro to Fort Jay
    • Governors Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Battery Park City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
      • Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
    • Knickerbocker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
      • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
  • Queens County (NY)
  • Richmond County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Tottenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
      • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Annadale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annadale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
      • Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Annadale
      • From Marlboro to Annadale
    • Great Kills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Kills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
      • Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Great Kills
      • From Marlboro to Great Kills
    • Oakwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Grant City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Heartland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
    • Graniteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Staten Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Westerleigh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Town Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Fort Wadsworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.
    • Morrisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
      • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marlboro, see our County-by-County Page for Marlboro.

Cemeteries Near Marlboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marlboro.

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 Marlboro - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marlboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.

  • Old Scots Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Scots Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Scots Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smock Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holmdel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmdel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmdel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Bank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luyster Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marlboro had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Marlboro, with the one closest to Marlboro listed first.

  • Bradevelt
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradevelt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradevelt
    • Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bradevelt
    • From Marlboro to Bradevelt
  • Wickatunk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickatunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickatunk
    • Wickatunk is located in Monmouth County
  • East Freehold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Vanderburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
    • Vanderburg is located in Monmouth County
  • Holmdel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tennent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Freehold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Colts Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
  • Morganville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Freehold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scobeyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scobeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobeyville
    • Scobeyville is located in Monmouth County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Freneau
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freneau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freneau
      • Freneau is located in Monmouth County
    • Lincroft
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ardena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
      • Ardena is located in Monmouth County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marlboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marlboro.

Newspapers Published in Marlboro ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marlboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marlboro, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marlboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Marlboro:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marlboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Marlboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marlboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3161, Longitude: -74.2476