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 Meriden (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 Meriden. 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 and doctors 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.
Meriden is located in Morris 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 Morris County: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Meriden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meriden:
- Morris County (The home county of Meriden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Lyonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Hibernia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Powerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Lake Telemark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- White Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Newfoundland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Campgaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Saddle Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Mahwah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- North Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Kearny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Secaucus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- North Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Bayonne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Communipaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Hoboken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Jersey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Pottersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- North Edison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Piscataway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Port Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Macopin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- West Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Paterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Athenia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Delawanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Union Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Highland Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Beaver Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Ross Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Cranford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Long Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Beattystown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Vail
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vail is located in Warren County
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Concourse Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Brooklyn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Greenpoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Morningside Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Park West Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Delano Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Battery Park City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
- Kips Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
- Manhattan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Seneca Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
- University Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Sterling Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Edenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Homestead Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pine Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Big Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Florida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walton Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Long Island City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Port Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- New Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Staten Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Heartland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Stapleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Hillburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Suffern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Sloatsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Montebello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Tallman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kaser
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Monsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Spring Valley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Village is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Village
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Yonkers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
- Bryn Mawr Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Nepperhan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
- Monroe County (PA)
- Bushkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Delaware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Egypt Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Conashaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meriden, see our County-by-County Page for Meriden.
Cemeteries Near Meriden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meriden.
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 Meriden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meriden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Hibernia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marcella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Denville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located in Denville.
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooks Cemetery
- John P. Cook Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374821 <2>
- St. Cyrils RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Cecelias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Jersey Firemans Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Fredericks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Meriden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meriden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Hibernia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Marcella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Denville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Green Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Boonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Brook Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brook Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Valley
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Parsippany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parsippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsippany
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- Smiths Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Mills is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mills
- Newfoundland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meriden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meriden.
Newspapers Published in Meriden ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meriden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meriden, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meriden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Meriden:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Monroe County
- Pike 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 Meriden, 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- Meriden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |