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 Monroe (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 Monroe. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Monroe 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 Monroe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe:
- Morris County (The home county of Monroe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Whippany
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Troy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Lyndhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- North Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 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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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Campgaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Rochelle Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Elm Park Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bayonne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Bergen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Secaucus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Communipaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Jersey City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Guttenberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- North Bergen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Pottersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- New Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- North Edison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Piscataway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Port Reading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Cliffwood Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Singac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Preakness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Athenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Delawanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Passaic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Macopin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Union Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Hopatcong Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Lake Mohawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Tranquility
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Beaver Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- Highland Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Ross Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Benders Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Cranford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Hillside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Beattystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- 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
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge 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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- Karrsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Brass Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Asbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Concourse Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bronx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Williams Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Brooklyn Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- New York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Red Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Bay Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Fort Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Greenpoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Dyker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bath Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Bensonhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Flatbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Bushwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Battery Park City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
- Fort Jay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
- Governors Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Island
- Greenwich Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Hell's Kitchen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- University Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Washington Square Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Kips Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
- Knickerbocker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Manhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Park West Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
- Peter Cooper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Sterling Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Long Island City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Astoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maspeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elmhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Jackson Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lefrak City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
- Middle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Port Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Westerleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Heartland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- New Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Staten Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annadale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Great Kills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Old Town Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Stapleton
(23 miles [37 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 Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Hillburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suffern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Ramapo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Chestnut Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Pearl River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sloatsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaser
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nanuet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Village
(29 miles [46.7 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)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe.
Cemeteries Near Monroe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe.
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 Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Morristown.
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99883 <2>
- Holy Rood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Convent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Restland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vail Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (455 more) ...
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ball Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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>
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 Monroe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Whippany
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Morristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Afton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Afton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Troy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
- Parsippany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parsippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsippany
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Hanover Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Neck
- New Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Vernon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Denville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Pine Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Brook is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe.
Newspapers Published in Monroe ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe, 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 Monroe.
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 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 Monroe:
- 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
- Monmouth 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
- 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 Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |