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 Park (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 Park. 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 Park is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Roosevelt Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roosevelt Park:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Roosevelt Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Millville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Laurel Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- South Vineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Hesstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Port Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Haleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Paynters Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Dividing Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Milmay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Dorothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Warners Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Mizpah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Estell Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Gigantic City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Estellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Corbin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Clarkstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Collings Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Atsion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Sicklerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Ancora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Waterford Works
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Penbryn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Tansboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Atco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Blackwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Laurel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Belleplain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Tuckahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Dennisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- South Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Ocean View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Clermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Del Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Cape May Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Downer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Williamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ferrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Salina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Turnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Mullica Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Norma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Aldine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Alloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- 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
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Riddleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Little Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Independence Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Deakyneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roosevelt Park, see our County-by-County Page for Roosevelt Park.
Cemeteries Near Roosevelt Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roosevelt Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roosevelt Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Siloam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alliance Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Roosevelt Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roosevelt Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt Park, with the one closest to Roosevelt Park listed first.
- Millville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Menantico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menantico is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menantico
- Clayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Manumuskin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
- South Vineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Bricksboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
- Port Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Dividing Creek Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Haleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Mauricetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Dividing Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roosevelt Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roosevelt Park.
Newspapers Published in Roosevelt Park ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roosevelt Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roosevelt Park, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roosevelt Park.
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 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 Roosevelt Park:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roosevelt Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |