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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 Red Oak Grove (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 Oak Grove. 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 Red Oak Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Other variations include: Red Oakgrove and Redoak Grove.
- A typical abbreviation for Red Oak Grove: Red Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Oak Grove.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Red Oak Grove is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Red Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Oak Grove:
- Ocean County (The home county of Red Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Roosevelt City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Crestwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Whiting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Dover Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Forked River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Waretown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Holiday Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Nesco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Port Republic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Egg Harbor City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Da Costa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Oceanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Absecon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Brigantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
- McKee City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Weymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Chatsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Country Lake Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Browns Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Sooy Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Wading River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Pemberton Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- New Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Fox Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Fort Dix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Ancora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waterford Works
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Atco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Kresson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Tansboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Penbryn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Greentree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Overbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- White Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Twin Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Hornerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Prospertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Cream Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Polhemustown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Imlaystown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Ramtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Maxim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Allenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Squankum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Ardena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Tullytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Wheat Sheaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Winder Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Red Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Red Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Oak Grove.
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 Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Reevestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
- The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ocean Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <2>
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Friends Meeting Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Waretown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Luck Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Staffordville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Oak Grove, with the one closest to Red Oak Grove listed first.
- Woodmansie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Buckingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Beach View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beach View is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
- Waretown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Forked River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Cedar Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Manahawkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Browns Mills Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills Junction
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Staffordville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Mayetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Toms River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Red Oak Grove ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Oak Grove.
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 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 Red Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth 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 Red Oak Grove, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Oak Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |