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 Menantico (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 Menantico. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Menantico is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Menantico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Menantico:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Menantico)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Laurel Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Hesstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Port Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Haleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- South Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Dorchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Paynters Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Dividing Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Dorothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Milmay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Warners Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Estell Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Mizpah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Gigantic City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Corbin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Estellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Clarkstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Collings Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Atsion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Ancora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Sicklerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Waterford Works
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Penbryn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Atco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Tansboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Belleplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Tuckahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Dennisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Goshen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Ocean View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Norburys Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Cape May Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Ferrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Avis Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Buckingham Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Mullica Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Salina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Norma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Aldine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Whig Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Alloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Portertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Little Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Independence Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- Deakyneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Menantico, see our County-by-County Page for Menantico.
Cemeteries Near Menantico ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menantico.
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 Menantico - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Menantico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Corbin City.
- The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aetna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <2>
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Siloam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
- The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
- United Brotherhood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Menantico had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Menantico, with the one closest to Menantico listed first.
- Manumuskin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
- Port Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Bricksboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
- Mauricetown Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Haleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Clayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Dividing Creek Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- South Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Halberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halberton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Dividing Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Port Norris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Menantico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menantico.
Newspapers Published in Menantico ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menantico.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Menantico, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Menantico.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Menantico:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Menantico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Menantico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |