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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 Matthews (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 Matthews. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Matthews is located in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Matthews. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matthews:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Matthews)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Ardena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Maxim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Ramtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- West Freehold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Freehold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Allenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- East Freehold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freehold
- Bucks Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bucks Mill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Tennent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
- Colts Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Ellisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Browns Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Country Lake Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Fort Dix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Juliustown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Pemberton Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Chambers Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Kinkora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Mercerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- White Horse
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Princessville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Warner Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Eldridge Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Parkway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Concordia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Clearbrook Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Brownville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Jamesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Rossmoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Cranbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Cheesequake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Morristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Old Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Bennetts Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Vista Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Van Hiseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Williams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Herbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Cedar Glen West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Leisure Knoll
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Arrowhead Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Winding River Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cedar City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Blackwells Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Middlebush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Ukrainian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Harlingen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Skillman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Union County
- Perth Amboy Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Tottenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Thornridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- 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
- Edgely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Levittown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matthews, see our County-by-County Page for Matthews.
Cemeteries Near Matthews ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matthews.
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 Matthews - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matthews covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <2>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Matthews in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Matthews.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Bennetts Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Southard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- Ardena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Van Hiseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Lower Squankum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Squankum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- West Freehold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Smithburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Freehold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Herbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matthews. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matthews.
Newspapers Published in Matthews ...
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 Matthews.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matthews, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Matthews.
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 Matthews:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Richmond 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> | 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 Matthews, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Matthews) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |