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 Roosevelt City (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 Roosevelt City. 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 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.
Roosevelt City 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 Roosevelt City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roosevelt City:
- Ocean County (The home county of Roosevelt City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Crestwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dover Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Holiday Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Leisure Knoll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Cedar Glen West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Colliers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Glen Cedar City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Sweetwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Nesco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Weekstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Port Republic
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Fort Dix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Jacobstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Sooy Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Juliustown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Pemberton Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Ellisdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Fox Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(18 miles [29 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
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Atco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Waterford Works
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Kresson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Ancora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Tansboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Greentree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- White Horse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Edinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mercerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Warner Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Princeton Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Eldridge Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Princessville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Parkway Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Rossmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Whittingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Jamesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Princeton Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Moerls Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Plainsboro Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
- Plainsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Prospertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Hornerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Cream Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Polhemustown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Imlaystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Maxim
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Ardena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Squankum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Tullytown
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Levittown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Winder Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Fairless Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Croydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Oxford Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roosevelt City, see our County-by-County Page for Roosevelt City.
Cemeteries Near Roosevelt City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roosevelt City.
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 Roosevelt City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roosevelt City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toms River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zoar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Roosevelt City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roosevelt City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt City, with the one closest to Roosevelt City listed first.
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Buckingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Woodmansie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Colliers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Toms River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Browns Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Browns Mills Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills Junction
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- New Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cookstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cookstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
- Forked River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Bayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roosevelt City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roosevelt City.
Newspapers Published in Roosevelt City ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roosevelt City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roosevelt City, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roosevelt City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Roosevelt City:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex 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 Roosevelt City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roosevelt City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |