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 Reeds Beach (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 Reeds Beach. 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 Reeds Beach ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Reeds Beach: Reeds Bch.
- While the name of this community is Reeds Beach, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reeds Beach may originally have been Reed's Beach.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reeds Beach might be written as Reed Beach.
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 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.
Reeds Beach is located in Cape May 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 Cape May County: Atlantic & Cumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Reeds Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeds Beach:
- Cape May County (The home county of Reeds Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Cape May Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- South Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Del Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Norburys Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Whitesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Eldora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Dennisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Villas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Villas is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Rio Grande
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Anglesea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- Warners Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Corbin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Estell Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Dorothy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Estellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Somers Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Milmay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
- Bargaintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Clarkstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Mizpah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Margate City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Margate City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- Delmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Bivalve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Port Norris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Mauricetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Haleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Port Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Dividing Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Laurel Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Paynters Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- Norma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Little Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- Slaughter Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henlopen Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henlopen Acres is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henlopen Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Rehoboth Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Argo Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Nassau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Dunes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Bald Eagle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bald Eagle Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle Village
- Dewey Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Sea Spray Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Waples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waples is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeds Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Reeds Beach.
Cemeteries Near Reeds Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeds Beach.
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 Reeds Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeds Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- First Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
- The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- United Brotherhood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steelmantown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Corbin City.
- The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aetna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <3>
- Continue List (65 more) ...
- Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seaside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 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.<5>
While we didn't find Reeds Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeds Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeds Beach, with the one closest to Reeds Beach listed first.
- Dias Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Cape May Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Swain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Burleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burleigh is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh
- South Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Fishing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Dennisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Rio Grande
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Delmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grassy Sound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Anglesea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- South Seaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Seaville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeds Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeds Beach.
Newspapers Published in Reeds Beach ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeds Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeds Beach, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeds Beach.
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 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 Reeds Beach:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cape May County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Reeds Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Reeds Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |