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 Penwell (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 Penwell. 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 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.
Penwell is primarily located in Hunterdon County. A portion of Penwell extends into Warren 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 Hunterdon County: Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren & Bucks (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Penwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penwell:
- Hunterdon County (The home county of Penwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- New Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Pottersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- West Portal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Jutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
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- Essex County
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Mercer County
- Mount Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Piscataway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Kendall Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Crestmoore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Budd Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Hilltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Hurdtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Gladstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Harlingen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Ukrainian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Tranquility
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Hardwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Lake Mohawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Swartswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Balesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Washingtonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Berkeley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Benders Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Scotch Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Karrsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
- Beattystown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- Brass Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Hackettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Hazen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Montana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Belvidere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riegelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Erwinna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kintnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinicum
- Lumberville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Solebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Solebury is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solebury
- Lehigh County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Friedensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Rittersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Catasauqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Delaware Water Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Arlington Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Coolbaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- East Stroudsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bushkill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Appenzell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Brodheadsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parkside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Reeders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- East Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <1>
- Kesslersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Roseto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
- Stockertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tatamy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tatamy is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatamy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatamy <1>
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penwell, see our County-by-County Page for Penwell.
Cemeteries Near Penwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penwell.
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 Penwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mansfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Run Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Musconetcong Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Pequest Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Methodist Churchyard
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Penwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penwell, with the one closest to Penwell listed first.
- Port Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Port Murray is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Murray
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Stephensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stephensburg is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Port Colden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Colden is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Colden
- Anthony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Karrsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
- Changewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
- Beattystown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- New Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Woodglen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodglen is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodglen
- Vernoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernoy is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernoy
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Middle Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Schooleys Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schooleys Mountain is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooleys Mountain
- Townsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Townsbury is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penwell.
Newspapers Published in Penwell ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penwell, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penwell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Penwell:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Hunterdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bucks County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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> | 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 Penwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |