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 Midwood (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 Midwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Midwood is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Midwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midwood:
- Ocean County (The home county of Midwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Colliers Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Van Hiseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Vista Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- New Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
- Bennetts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Cedar Glen West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Leisure Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Lakewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Crestwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Whiting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Glen Cedar City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Jacobstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Ellisdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Fort Dix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Browns Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Country Lake Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Juliustown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Pemberton Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Chambers Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Kinkora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Roebling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebling
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Linvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linvale
- Rileyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Snydertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- White Horse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Mercerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Princeton Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Warner Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Eldridge Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Princessville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Parkway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Ewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Whittingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Rossmoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Jamesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Princeton Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Moerls Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Plainsboro Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
- Plainsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monmouth Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Prospertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Hornerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Imlaystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Polhemustown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Manalapan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan
- West Freehold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Ardena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Maxim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Tennent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
- Freehold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Blackwells Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Harlingen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Skillman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Middlebush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Ukrainian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Richmond County (NY)
- Tottenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Morrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Tullytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Levittown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thornridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Fairless Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yardley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Oxford Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Valley
- Winder Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Croydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- Morrell Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midwood, see our County-by-County Page for Midwood.
Cemeteries Near Midwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midwood.
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 Midwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- St. Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Assumption Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Egypt.
- The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
- Assumption Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
- Church of the Assumption Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976034 <2>
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Windsor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey State Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toms River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olam Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Midwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midwood, with the one closest to Midwood listed first.
- Cassville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Colliers Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Prospertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Van Hiseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Red Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Hornerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- New Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Cream Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bennetts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Imlaystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Cookstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cookstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midwood.
Newspapers Published in Midwood ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midwood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midwood.
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 Midwood:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Somerset County
- Richmond County
- Bucks County
- Philadelphia 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 Midwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |