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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 Mays Landing (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 Mays Landing. 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 Mays Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Mays Landing: Mays Lndg. (or less commonly used: Mays Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Mays Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mays Landing may originally have been May's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mays Landing might be written as May Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County and is the County Seat.

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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.

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

  • Atlantic County     (The home county of Mays Landing)
  • Burlington County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Landing, with the one closest to Mays Landing listed first.
    • Ancora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Waterford Works
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sicklerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Atco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Camden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jackson
      • From Mays Landing to Jackson
    • Tansboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tansboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
      • Tansboro is located in Camden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tansboro
      • From Mays Landing to Tansboro
    • Albion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Camden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Albion
      • From Mays Landing to Albion
    • Kresson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Echelon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echelon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
      • Echelon is located in Camden County
  • Cape May County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Landing, with the one closest to Mays Landing listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hesstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vineland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
    • Port Elizabeth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Vineland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
      • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
    • Mauricetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Millville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
    • Pleasantville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
    • Haleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Delmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Landing, with the one closest to Mays Landing listed first.
    • Victory Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
      • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
    • Star Cross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
    • Downer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
      • Downer is located in Gloucester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Downer
      • From Mays Landing to Downer
    • Garden City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Gloucester County
    • Turnersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferrell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
      • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferrell
      • From Mays Landing to Ferrell
    • Buckingham Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
      • Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
    • Salina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Landing, with the one closest to Mays Landing listed first.
    • Mystic Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Beach Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Eagleswood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
      • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Staffordville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayetta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manahawkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
      • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
    • Beach Haven West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
      • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
    • Ocean Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
      • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
  • Salem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Landing, with the one closest to Mays Landing listed first.
    • Alliance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alliance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
      • Alliance is located in Salem County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alliance
      • From Mays Landing to Alliance
    • Norma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Olivet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Salem County
    • Shirley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Salem County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shirley
      • From Mays Landing to Shirley
    • Whig Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whig Lane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whig Lane
      • From Mays Landing to Whig Lane
    • Aldine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
      • Aldine is located in Salem County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aldine
      • From Mays Landing to Aldine
    • Friesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Mays Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mays Landing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mays Landing had a population of 789 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Estellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McKee City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
    • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
  • Weymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cologne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
  • English Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
    • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Germania
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Germania is located in Atlantic County
  • Doughty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doughty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty
    • Doughty is located in Atlantic County
  • Egg Harbor City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Richland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Atlantic County
  • Scullville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scullville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
    • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Pomona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Steelmanville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
      • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
    • Bargaintown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Da Costa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Da Costa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
      • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mays Landing ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mays Landing.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mays Landing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mays Landing and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mays Landing.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Mays Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mays Landing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mays Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Mays Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mays Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4543, Longitude: -74.7263    
<6>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 Mays Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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