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 Penny Pot (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 Penny Pot. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Penny Pot 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 Penny Pot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penny Pot:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Penny Pot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Da Costa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Collings Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Hammonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Gigantic City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Mizpah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Nesco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Milmay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Mays Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Egg Harbor City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Clarkstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Atsion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Dellette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Wading River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- New Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Speedwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Fox Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Oakwood Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Chatsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Ancora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sicklerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Atco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Tansboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Penbryn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Laurel Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Overbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Belleplain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ocean City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Eldora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Dennisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Ocean View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- South Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Strathmere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- South Vineland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Hesstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Millville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Rosenhayn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Laurel Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Port Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Mauricetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Seabrook Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- Bridgeton Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Turnersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buckingham Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Salina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Ferrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Almonesson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Avis Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Mystic Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Parkertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Eagleswood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Staffordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Holgate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holgate is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
- Mayetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Whig Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Aldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Alloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Pecks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Portertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- Queen Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penny Pot, see our County-by-County Page for Penny Pot.
Cemeteries Near Penny Pot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penny Pot.
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 Penny Pot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penny Pot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Newtonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hammonton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593746 <1>
- Blue Anchor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Penny Pot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penny Pot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penny Pot, with the one closest to Penny Pot listed first.
- Da Costa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Barnard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnard is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Weymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Hammonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Cedar Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Landisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landisville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisville
- Winslow Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Junction
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elm is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Doughty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doughty is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty
- Blue Anchor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Anchor is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Anchor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penny Pot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penny Pot.
Newspapers Published in Penny Pot ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penny Pot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penny Pot, 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 Penny Pot.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Penny Pot:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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 Penny Pot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Penny Pot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |