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 North Wildwood (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 North Wildwood. 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.

Name Variations for North Wildwood ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Wildwood: N. Wildwood

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and 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.

North Wildwood is located in Cape May 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 Cape May County: Atlantic & Cumberland.

Below are the counties that are near North Wildwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Wildwood:

Cape May County (The home county of North Wildwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Wildwood, with the one closest to North Wildwood listed first.
- Anglesea
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Anglesea is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- Grassy Sound
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Whitesboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Whitesboro is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Diamond Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Rio Grande
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  - Former name for Rio Grande:
  - Crandol Town
  - Rio Grande has also been known as:
  - Hildreth
  - Leamings
- Cape May Court House
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Green Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Green Creek is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Cold Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Erma is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
- Del Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Del Haven is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Cape May
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Cape May is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Wildwood, with the one closest to North Wildwood listed first.
- Corbin City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Warners Mill
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  - Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Somers Point
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Estell Manor
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Linwood
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Linwood is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
- Dorothy
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Estellville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Estellville is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Bargaintown
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Margate City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Margate City is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
- Northfield
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Northfield is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
- Ventnor City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
- Clarkstown
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Wildwood, with the one closest to North Wildwood listed first.
- Delmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Delmont is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Bivalve
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Dorchester
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Leesburg
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Port Norris
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Haleyville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Port Elizabeth
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Dividing Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Hesstown
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Cumberland
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Laurel Lake
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Wildwood, with the one closest to North Wildwood listed first.
- Henlopen Acres
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Henlopen Acres is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henlopen Acres
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Lewes
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Lewes is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <1>
- Dewey Beach
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Dewey Beach is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Beach
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey Beach <1>
- Rehoboth Beach
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Rehoboth Beach is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Beach
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth Beach <1>
- Bald Eagle Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Bald Eagle Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle Village
- Sand Dunes Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Country Village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Country Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Nassau
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Nassau is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
- Slaughter Beach
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Slaughter Beach is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Beach
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter Beach <1>
- Sea Spray Village
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Cool Spring
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Cool Spring is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Argo Corners
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Argo Corners is located in Sussex County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Wildwood, see our County-by-County Page for North Wildwood.

Cemeteries Near North Wildwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Wildwood.

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 North Wildwood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Wildwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Wildwood, with the one closest to North Wildwood listed first.

First Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cape May Court House.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168087 <2>
Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Memorial Cemetery
John Wesley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wesley Cemetery
Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in South Dennis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300653 <2>
Woodland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
United Brotherhood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brotherhood Cemetery
St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167938 <2>
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
- The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
Steelmantown Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Steelmantown Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140190 <2>
Seaside Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100249 <2>
Leesburg Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593925 <2>
Continue List (41 more) ...
- Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
- Head of the River Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Corbin City.
  - The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Aetna Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <2>
- Somers Family Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Family Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245232 <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.<4>

While we didn't find North Wildwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Wildwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North Wildwood, with the one closest to North Wildwood listed first.

Anglesea
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
Grassy Sound
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
Burleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burleigh is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh
Rio Grande
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
Bennett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
Cape May Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
Green Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
Cape May
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
Dias Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
Fishing Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Swain is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Goshen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Goshen is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Townsends Inlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Wildwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Wildwood.

Newspapers Published in North Wildwood ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Wildwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Wildwood, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Wildwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to North Wildwood:

Websites specific to New Jersey
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Jersey State Archives

Pages specific to Cape May County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sussex County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Cape May County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Cape May County

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Wildwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Wildwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.