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 Possumtown (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 Possumtown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Possumtown is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Possumtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Possumtown:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Possumtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Piscataway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Lindenau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- New Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Stelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Berdines Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Maple Meade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- North Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Garfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Ellisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Bordentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Millburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- East Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Elm Park Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- West Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Bayonne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Communipaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hoboken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Secaucus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Weehawken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- West New York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Guttenberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pottersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Rileyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Princeton Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Twin Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Bear Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Parkway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Cliffwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- Strathmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Marlboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Manalapan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Holmdel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Green Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Brookside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- Vista Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Delawanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athenia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Borough of Woodland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Passaic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Ukrainian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Hopatcong Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Berkeley Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Perth Amboy Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rahway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Cranford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Beattystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Asbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brass Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Bay Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Coney Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brighton Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Gravesend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Fort Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Battery Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Kips Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Peter Cooper Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Stuyvesant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
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- Queens County (NY)
- Breezy Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Tottenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Annadale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Great Kills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Heartland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Graniteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westerleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huffnagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huffnagle is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yardley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solebury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solebury is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Erwinna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lumberville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Uhlerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Possumtown, see our County-by-County Page for Possumtown.
Cemeteries Near Possumtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Possumtown.
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 Possumtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Possumtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- Runyon - Stelle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Brook Mountain Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Temple Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity United Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Hofheimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Van Nest Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Ghost Carpatho - Russian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Possumtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Possumtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Possumtown, with the one closest to Possumtown listed first.
- New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Middlesex County
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- Bound Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Middlebush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Warrenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warrenville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Finderne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- East Millstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Millstone is located in Somerset County
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- Voorhees
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Voorhees is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhees
- New Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Stelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- South Somerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Somerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Possumtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Possumtown.
Newspapers Published in Possumtown ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Possumtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Possumtown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Possumtown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Possumtown:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Bucks 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 Possumtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Possumtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |