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 Mechanicsville (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 Mechanicsville. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Mechanicsville is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Mechanicsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mechanicsville:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Mechanicsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- South Amboy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Hopelawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
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- Perth Amboy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Ernston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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- Madison Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Sayreville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Fords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
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- Laurence Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
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- Boynton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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- Sewaren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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- Cheesequake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
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- Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
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- Runyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- North Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Ridgefield Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Saddle Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Fort Lee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County
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- Hackensack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Burlington County
- Ellisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- East Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- Elm Park Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
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- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Bayonne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Communipaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Kearny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hoboken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Secaucus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Guttenberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- North Bergen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Rileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pottersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Flemington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Linvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- White Horse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Parkway Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Cliffwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- Strathmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Belford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belford is located in Monmouth County
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- Port Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- Holmdel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
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- New Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- Marlboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Whippany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Tabor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Denville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Vista Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Herbertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
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- Winding River Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
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- Cedar Glen West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Delawanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Little Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- The Village at Little Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Athenia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Paterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Perth Amboy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rahway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Tremley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tremley is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Scotch Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Bronx County (NY)
- Concourse Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Bay Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Coney Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brighton Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Gravesend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Sheepshead Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Atlantic Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Fort Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
- Governors Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Island
- Battery Park City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
- Knickerbocker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Greenwich Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- University Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Washington Square Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Peter Cooper Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Stuyvesant Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Kips Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Breezy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Long Island City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Maspeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Astoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Tottenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Heartland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Graniteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Grant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Staten Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Westerleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Old Town Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Port Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mechanicsville, see our County-by-County Page for Mechanicsville.
Cemeteries Near Mechanicsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mechanicsville.
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 Mechanicsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mechanicsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alpine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- United Hebrew Association Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Mechanicsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- South Amboy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Morgan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Crossmans
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossmans
- Sayreville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Ernston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Tottenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Perth Amboy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Fords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Maurer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maurer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurer
- Cliffwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Richmond Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Valley is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Valley
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- Sewaren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewaren
- Boynton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Beach
- Woodbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mechanicsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanicsville.
Newspapers Published in Mechanicsville ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanicsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mechanicsville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mechanicsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mechanicsville:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond 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> | 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 Mechanicsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mechanicsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |