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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 Pennsville (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 Pennsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Pennsville is located in Salem County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Salem County: New Castle (DE), Cumberland & Gloucester.

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

  • Salem County     (The home county of Pennsville)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Blackwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
      • Glendora is located in Camden County
    • Gloucester City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County
    • Wood - Lynne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Sicklerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ablett Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ablett Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County
    • Ashland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Camden County
    • Echelon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echelon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
      • Echelon is located in Camden County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Beals Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roadstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • West Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Bay Side
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Side. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bay Side
      • From Pennsville to Bay Side
    • Othello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seabrook Farms
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
    • Greenwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County
    • Rosenhayn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasantville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Beckett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County
    • Bridgeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avis Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cooper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooper
      • From Pennsville to Cooper
    • Mullica Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ferrell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
      • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferrell
      • From Pennsville to Ferrell
    • Gibbstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County
    • Mickleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centre City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
      • Centre City is located in Gloucester County
    • Buckingham Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
      • Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
    • Oak Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County
    • Parkville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Clayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
    • Spruance City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruance City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Burtonwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burtonwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Sunnyside Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Blackiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Leipsic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Cheswold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
      • Cheswold is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
    • Kenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
      • Kenton is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <3>
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • New Castle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wilmington Manor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
      • Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Wilmington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Edgemoor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemoor
      • Edgemoor is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemoor <3>
    • Champlin Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Village
      • Champlin Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Newport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellefonte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Bear
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Centennial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
      • Centennial Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Christiana Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
      • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Christiana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookfield
      • From Pennsville to Brookfield
    • Norway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norway
      • From Pennsville to Norway
    • Mendenhall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Strickersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hamorton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamorton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
      • Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamorton
      • From Pennsville to Hamorton
    • Kennett Square
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Birmingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Seal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
      • Seal is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seal
      • From Pennsville to Seal
    • Red Lion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Toughkenamon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kemblesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Boothwyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothwyn
      • Boothwyn is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothwyn <3>
    • Creekside Village at Naamans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Village at Naamans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village at Naamans
      • Creekside Village at Naamans is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Zebleys Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Linwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcus Hook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trainer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trainer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Chelsea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Garnet Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Aston Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Village Green - Green Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bridgewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Upland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster County (PA)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Penn Wynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ardmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryn Mawr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Narberth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narberth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narberth
      • Narberth is located in Montgomery County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narberth <3>
    • Bala - Cynwyd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Rampart Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rampart Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • West Manayunk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Manayunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
      • West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Gulph Mills Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulph Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
      • Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Gulph Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • West Conshohocken
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Conshohocken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conshohocken
      • West Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Conshohocken <3>
  • Philadelphia County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
    • Bartram Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartram Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Southwest Center City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
      • Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • University City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Philadelphia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Old City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Manayunk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pennsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pennsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pennsville had a population of 105 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • New Castle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Farnhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
    • Farnhurst is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Wilmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Delaware Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
    • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Delaware City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgemoor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemoor
    • Edgemoor is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemoor <3>
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Landlith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landlith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landlith
    • Landlith is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Bear
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Reybold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reybold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
    • Reybold is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Kentmere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
    • Kentmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kentmere
    • From Pennsville to Kentmere
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    • Acton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Salem County
    • Silverbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
      • Silverbrook is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Perkintown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
      • Perkintown is located in Salem County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pennsville ...

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 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pennsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pennsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pennsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<6> of Pennsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pennsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pennsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Pennsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6553, Longitude: -75.5206    









 

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