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 Richland (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 Richland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Richland is located in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Richland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richland:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Richland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Mizpah
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
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- Gigantic City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
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- Milmay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
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- Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
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- Collings Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
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- Mays Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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- Clarkstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Estellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
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- Hammonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Da Costa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Estell Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- McKee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
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- Atsion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
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- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Dellette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Wading River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
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- New Gretna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
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- Speedwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
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- Fox Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Oakwood Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
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- Heritage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Marlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Ancora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Andrews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sicklerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Waterford Works
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Atco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Penbryn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Tansboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Laurel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Overbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Blackwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Belleplain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Tuckahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Eldora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dennisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Ocean City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Ocean View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- South Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Strathmere
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Clermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Sea Isle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Hesstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- South Vineland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Vineland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Laurel Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Port Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Rosenhayn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Mauricetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Haleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Ferrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Turnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Avis Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Buckingham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Salina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Almonesson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Centre City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Ocean County
- Mystic Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Whig Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Aldine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Alloway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Riddleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Portertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Penton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richland, see our County-by-County Page for Richland.
Cemeteries Near Richland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richland.
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 Richland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richland had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Doughty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doughty is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty
- Landisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landisville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisville
- Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Mays Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- North Vineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vineland
- South Vineland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Clayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Estellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Vineland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
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- Da Costa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnard is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Hammonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richland.
Newspapers Published in Richland ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richland, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richland.
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 helpful 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 Richland:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Richland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |