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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 Quakertown (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 Quakertown. 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.

Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hunterdon County: Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren & Bucks (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Quakertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quakertown:

  • Hunterdon County     (The home county of Quakertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.
    • Pittstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jutland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
      • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jutland
      • From Quakertown to Jutland
    • Allerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baptistown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Everittstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Locktown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Flemington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flemington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flemington
      • From Quakertown to Flemington
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mariannes Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Annandale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
      • Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.
    • Mount Rose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Tavern
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Titusville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Somerset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Somerset
      • From Quakertown to Somerset
    • Ewing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Mercer County
    • West Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lawrenceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkway Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
    • Princessville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldridge Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeton Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosemont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.
    • Kingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Middlesex County
    • Heathcote
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathcote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
      • Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
    • Kendall Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
      • Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Franklin Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
      • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Monmouth Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
      • Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
    • Plainsboro Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
      • Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
    • Plainsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
      • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plainsboro
      • From Quakertown to Plainsboro
    • Maple Meade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Piscataway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Randolphville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Society Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
      • Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Princeton Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.
    • Crestmoore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Morris County
    • Hacklebarney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Naughright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Budd Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Succasunna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
      • Green Village is located in Morris County
    • Millbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mine Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
      • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
    • Morristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Somerset County
  • Sussex County
  • Union County
  • Warren County
  • Bucks County (PA)
  • Lehigh County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.
    • Coopersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Friedensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rittersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Limeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Allentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Catasauqua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
      • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
    • Fullerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County (PA)
    • West Catasauqua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Coplay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
      • Coplay is located in Lehigh County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <3>
    • Dillingerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Emmaus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County (PA)
    • Delaware Water Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
      • Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <3>
  • Montgomery County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.
    • Pear Tree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pear Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
      • Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Souderton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
      • Souderton is located in Montgomery County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <3>
    • Telford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair Mill Village East
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village East
      • Blair Mill Village East is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Clearbrook Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Village
      • Clearbrook Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Meetinghouse Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meetinghouse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
      • Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Cowpath Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowpath Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
      • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Hatfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Montgomery County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <3>
    • Montgomeryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomeryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomeryville
      • Montgomeryville is located in Montgomery County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomeryville <3>
    • Prospectville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tylersport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair Mill Village West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village West
      • Blair Mill Village West is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Northampton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.
    • Williamsport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
      • Glendon is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • West Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Easton
      • West Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
    • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Orchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
      • Old Orchard is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Palmer Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Heights
      • Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Lower Saucon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wassergass
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Zucksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hellertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quakertown, see our County-by-County Page for Quakertown.

Cemeteries Near Quakertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quakertown.

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 Quakertown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quakertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Quakertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quakertown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Quakertown, with the one closest to Quakertown listed first.

  • Pittstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Hunterdon County
  • Cherryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sidney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Hunterdon County
  • Croton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • Croton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
  • Hamden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
    • Hamden is located in Hunterdon County
  • Grandin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
    • Grandin is located in Hunterdon County
  • Palmyra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Hunterdon County
  • Baptistown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jutland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
    • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jutland
    • From Quakertown to Jutland
  • Rowland Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Mills
    • Rowland Mills is located in Hunterdon County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Everittstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locktown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Flemington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flemington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flemington
      • From Quakertown to Flemington

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quakertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quakertown.

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 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 Quakertown:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Quakertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.