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 Port Norris (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 Port Norris. 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.
Name Variations for Port Norris ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Norris: Prt. Norris
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Port Norris is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Port Norris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Norris:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Port Norris)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Bivalve
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Haleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Dorchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mauricetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Dividing Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Port Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Turkey Point Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Delmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Laurel Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Paynters Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Warners Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Corbin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Dorothy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Estell Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Milmay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Estellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Mizpah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Gigantic City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Clarkstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Weymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Somers Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Belleplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Dennisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Steelmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- South Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Norburys Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Cape May Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Clermont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Del Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Green Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Ferrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Norma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Friesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Aldine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Alloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Little Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Independence Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Kent Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rodney Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
- Rodric Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Alexanders Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- Deakyneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Slaughter Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argo Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Norris, see our County-by-County Page for Port Norris.
Cemeteries Near Port Norris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Norris.
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 Port Norris - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Norris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Leesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
- The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- United Brotherhood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Corbin City.
- The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aetna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <2>
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Carmel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port Norris had a population of 997 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Norris, with the one closest to Port Norris listed first.
- Bivalve
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Maurice River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
- Heislerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heislerville
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Dorchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mauricetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Haleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Dividing Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Mauricetown Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Bricksboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
- Delmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Port Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dividing Creek Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halberton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
- Manumuskin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Norris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Norris.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Port Norris ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Norris.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Port Norris. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Port Norris and those printed in the larger area surrounding Port Norris.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Port Norris.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Port Norris:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Norris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Port Norris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |