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 Petersburg (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 Petersburg. 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 doctors and 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.
Petersburg is located in Morris 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 Morris County: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburg:
- Morris County (The home county of Petersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Lake Telemark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
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- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
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- Hibernia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Hurdtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
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- Woodport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
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- Newfoundland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- White Meadow Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Powerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Campgaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Mahwah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Saddle Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Meadow Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Kearny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Secaucus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Bergen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- North Bergen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- West New York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Pottersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- North Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Macopin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- West Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Athenia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Gladstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Beaver Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- Highland Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Ross Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Vail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vail is located in Warren County
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Sterling Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Edenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Greenwood Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Suffern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hillburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Sloatsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Montebello
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Tallman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Kaser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Bushkill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shoemakers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Coolbaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Egypt Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Conashaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Matamoras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburg.
Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.
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 Petersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Headley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marcella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Cecelias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Petersburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Marcella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marcella is located in Morris County
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- Green Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
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- Oak Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Woodport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
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- Hibernia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Newfoundland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Stockholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Sussex County
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- South Ogdensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Ogdensburg is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Hopatcong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
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- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Smiths Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiths Mills is located in Passaic County
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- Echo Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburg.
Newspapers Published in Petersburg ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Petersburg:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Orange County
- Rockland 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 Petersburg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |