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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 Porchtown (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 Porchtown. 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.
Porchtown is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: New Castle (DE), Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Salem, Delaware (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Porchtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porchtown:
- Gloucester County (The home county of Porchtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Star Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
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- Victory Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
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- Downer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
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- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
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- Ferrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
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- Avis Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
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- Buckingham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
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- Salina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
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- Sewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
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- Turnersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
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- Mullica Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
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- Centre City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
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- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
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- Hammonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Gigantic City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
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- Mizpah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
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- Da Costa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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- Milmay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
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- Weymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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- Dorothy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
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- Nesco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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- Mays Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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- Clarkstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Estellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
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- Estell Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Atsion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
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- Dellette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
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- Marlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
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- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
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- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
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- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Greentree Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
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- Oakwood Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
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- Ramblewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
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- Maple Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
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- Green Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
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- Fox Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Sicklerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
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- Andrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
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- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
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- Penbryn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
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- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
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- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Camden County
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- Ancora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
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- Tansboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
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- Atco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atco is located in Camden County
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- Waterford Works
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
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- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Glendora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
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- Laurel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
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- Overbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
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- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Belleplain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
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- Eldora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
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- Steelmantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
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- Tuckahoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
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- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
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- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
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- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Rosenhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
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- Seabrook Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
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- West Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
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- South Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Beals Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- Bridgeton Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
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- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Bridgeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Fairton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
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- Roadstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
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- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Six Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
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- Olivet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
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- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
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- Norma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
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- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
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- Whig Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
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- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
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- Friesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
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- Portertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
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- Pecks Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
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- Alloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
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- Penton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Penton is located in Salem County
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- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Analine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Aniline Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Ardencroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Ardentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Bellefonte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Carpenter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- White Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Whites Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Windy Bush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
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- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddystone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Folcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Colwyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Glenolden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Prospect Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridley Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trainer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Penn Wynne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Bala - Cynwyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cynwyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Ardmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Narberth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Manayunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Queen Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Bartram Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Old City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Southwest Center City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- University City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Port Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Frankford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Tacony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wayne Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wissinoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Crescentville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porchtown, see our County-by-County Page for Porchtown.
Cemeteries Near Porchtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porchtown.
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 Porchtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porchtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Janvier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alliance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manahath Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carmel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Porchtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porchtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Porchtown, with the one closest to Porchtown listed first.
- Iona
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Iona is located in Gloucester County
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- Franklinville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Franklinville is located in Gloucester County
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- Malaga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Malaga is located in Gloucester County
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- Harding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harding is located in Gloucester County
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- Janvier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Janvier is located in Gloucester County
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- Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville is located in Salem County
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- Palatine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Salem County
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- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
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- North Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Centerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerton is located in Salem County
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- Norma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
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- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hardingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardingville is located in Gloucester County
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- Husted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Husted is located in Cumberland County
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- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porchtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porchtown.
Newspapers Published in Porchtown ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porchtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porchtown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porchtown.
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 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 Porchtown:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Gloucester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- New Castle County
- Allegheny County
- Delaware County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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 Porchtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porchtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |