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 Rutgers (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 Rutgers. 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 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.
Rutgers is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Rutgers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rutgers:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Rutgers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Lindenau
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- Stelton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Berdines Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- New Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Tanners Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Sayreville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Dunham's Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunham's Corner is located in Middlesex County
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- East Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Maple Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- North Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Ellisdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Bordentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Jacobstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Millburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- East Orange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Elm Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Bayonne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Communipaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Kearny
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hoboken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Secaucus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- West New York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Whitehouse Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Rileyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pottersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Flemington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Linvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Parkway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Cliffwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- Strathmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- Marlboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Manalapan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Holmdel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Green Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Brookside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Tabor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Vista Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- New Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Herbertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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- Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Delawanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- The Village at Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Athenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Perth Amboy Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Scotch Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Tremley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tremley is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Fort Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Coney Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brighton Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Gravesend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Sheepshead Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Battery Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Fort Jay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kips Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Peter Cooper Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Stuyvesant Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
- Hell's Kitchen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Breezy Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Long Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Tottenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Heartland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Graniteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Staten Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Port Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Westerleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yardley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thornridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Wheat Sheaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Huffnagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huffnagle is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffnagle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rutgers, see our County-by-County Page for Rutgers.
Cemeteries Near Rutgers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rutgers.
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 Rutgers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rutgers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- First Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poile Zeda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Liew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smally Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washington Monumental Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shalom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Rutgers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rutgers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rutgers, with the one closest to Rutgers listed first.
- Stelton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- New Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Voorhees
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Voorhees is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhees
- Sayreville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Crossmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossmans is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossmans
- Robinvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinvale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinvale
- Old Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Ernston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Fords
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- South Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Menlo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Middlebush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Franklin Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rutgers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rutgers.
Newspapers Published in Rutgers ...
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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rutgers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rutgers, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rutgers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rutgers:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond 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 Rutgers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rutgers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |