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 Morristown (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 Morristown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Morristown is located in Middlesex County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Morristown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morristown:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Morristown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Cheesequake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
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- Laurence Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
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- Brownville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
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- Ernston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
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- Madison Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
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- South Amboy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Sayreville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Runyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
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- Moerls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
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- Old Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Perth Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Fords
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- North Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Ellisdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Jacobstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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- Bordentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Irvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- South Orange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- East Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- Elm Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
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- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Bayonne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Communipaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Bergen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Kearny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Hoboken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Weehawken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Secaucus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Guttenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- West New York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Rileyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Linvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- White Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Cliffwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Strathmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Holmdel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
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- New Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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- Belford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belford is located in Monmouth County
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- Port Monmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Rosedale Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Green Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Littleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Vista Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Herbertsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
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- Winding River Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Arrowhead Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
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- Cedar Glen West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Bay Head Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Delawanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- The Village at Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Perth Amboy Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rahway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Tremley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tremley is located in Union County
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- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Cranford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Scotch Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Bath Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Coney Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brighton Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Gravesend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Sheepshead Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Atlantic Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Fort Jay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Battery Park City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Peter Cooper Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Stuyvesant Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
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- Kips Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Breezy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Long Island City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maspeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayswater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Middle Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Astoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Tottenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Heartland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Graniteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Old Town Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Staten Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morristown, see our County-by-County Page for Morristown.
Cemeteries Near Morristown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morristown.
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 Morristown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morristown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shoreline Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoreland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Morristown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morristown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
- Freneau
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freneau is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freneau
- Cliffwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Morgan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Morganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Hazlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlet
- Ernston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Amboy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Sayreville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Wickatunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wickatunk is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickatunk
- Tottenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Crossmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossmans
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- Old Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Bradevelt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradevelt
- Holmdel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmdel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morristown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morristown.
Newspapers Published in Morristown ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morristown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morristown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morristown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Morristown:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morristown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morristown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |