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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 Northfield (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 Northfield. 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 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.

Northfield is located in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.

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

  • Atlantic County     (The home county of Northfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
    • Bargaintown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
    • Linwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
    • West Atlantic City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • West Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atlantic City
    • Margate City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
    • Absecon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Ventnor City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
    • Somers Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
    • Pomona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Atlantic City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
    • McKee City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
    • Oceanville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
  • Burlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Green Bank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
    • New Gretna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
    • Wading River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wading River is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
    • Batsto Village ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
      • Batsto Village has also been known as:
      • Batsto
    • Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Washington is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
    • Speedwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Atsion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Atsion is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
    • Chatsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Ancora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ancora is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
    • Waterford Works
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterford Works is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
      • Waterford Works has also been known as:
      • Waterford
  • Cape May County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Ocean City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
    • Tuckahoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Strathmere
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Strathmere is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Steelmantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
    • Ocean View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Sea Isle City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
    • Belleplain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Belleplain is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
    • Clermont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clermont is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Dennisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
    • South Dennis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • Eldora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Hesstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
    • Delmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Dorchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Port Elizabeth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
    • Leesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Mauricetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
    • Haleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
    • Laurel Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
    • South Vineland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
    • Millville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Millville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
    • Bivalve
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Victory Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
    • Star Cross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
  • Ocean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Mystic Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
    • Holgate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Holgate is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
    • Parkertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
    • North Beach Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
    • West Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Creek is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
    • Staffordville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
    • Eagleswood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
    • Mayetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
    • Beach Haven West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
    • Manahawkin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
    • Ocean Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
    • North Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Beach is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • Salem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Norma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Norma is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Alliance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Alliance is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance

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

Cemeteries Near Northfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northfield.

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 Northfield - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Northfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northfield.

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

  • Bargaintown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
  • Pleasantville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Linwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Steelmanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
  • Somers Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Ventnor City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Absecon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Scullville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
  • English Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
  • Ocean City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
  • Pomona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Beesleys Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beesleys Point is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesleys Point
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Atlantic City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
    • McKee City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
    • Marmora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Marmora is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmora

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

Newspapers Published in Northfield ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northfield, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northfield.

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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Northfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.