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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 Red Bank (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 Red Bank. 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 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.

Red Bank 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 Red Bank. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Bank:

  • Gloucester County     (The home county of Red Bank)
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
    • Collings Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
    • Hammonton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Da Costa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
    • Nesco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
    • Brooklawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gloucester City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Wood - Lynne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Glendora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Ablett Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Westmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blackwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ashland is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Cherry Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Triangle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
  • Cumberland County
  • Salem County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Carpenter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Claymont Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • White Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Ardentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Arden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Holly Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Windy Bush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
    • Croydon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • County Line
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Johnsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Warminster Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
    • Warminster Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Warminster Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
    • Newportville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Winder Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Casey Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Churchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulmeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
    • Leopard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Strafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehorse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Devon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Lane Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
    • Chesterbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Green Tree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Paoli
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • General Warren Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • General Warren Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Warren Village
    • Coventry Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Coventry Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
    • Colwyn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Darby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Folcroft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Folcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folcroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folcroft <1>
    • Aldan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
    • Collingdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Lansdowne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Upper Darby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeadon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenolden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Norwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Norwood is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
    • Westinghouse Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Bank ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Bank.

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 Red Bank - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank 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.<3>

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

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

  • Leonards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leonards is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
  • Thorofare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • West End
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • West End is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • Woodbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North Woodbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Gloucester City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bell Road ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Road is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Road
  • Grays Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
  • Mount Royal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Royal is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Royal
  • Parkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Northmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Northmont is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmont
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Collingswood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Collingswood is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Collingswood
    • Camden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Schuylkill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill

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

Newspapers Published in Red Bank ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Bank.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Bank, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Bank.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Red Bank:

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 Red Bank, 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 from Point A (ie- Red Bank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.