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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 Sea Isle 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 Sea Isle 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cape May County: Atlantic & Cumberland.

Below are the counties that are near Sea Isle City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sea Isle City:

  • Cape May County     (The home county of Sea Isle City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sea Isle City, with the one closest to Sea Isle City listed first.
    • Ocean View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
      • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
    • Strathmere
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
      • Strathmere is located in Cape May County
    • Clermont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Cape May County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
    • Dennisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
      • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
    • Cape May Court House
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
      • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
    • Goshen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Cape May County
    • Tuckahoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
    • Ocean City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
      • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
    • Steelmantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
      • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
    • Anglesea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
      • Anglesea is located in Cape May County
    • North Wildwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
      • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sea Isle City, with the one closest to Sea Isle City listed first.
    • Corbin City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
      • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Somers Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
      • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
    • Warners Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warners Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
      • Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
    • Estell Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estell Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
      • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Linwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
    • Bargaintown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
      • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
    • Margate City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
      • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
    • Estellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
      • Estellville is located in Atlantic County
    • Northfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
    • Ventnor City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
      • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
    • Pleasantville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
    • Dorothy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
      • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sea Isle City, with the one closest to Sea Isle City listed first.
    • Delmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
      • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
    • Dorchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
    • Mauricetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
      • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
    • Port Elizabeth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
      • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Haleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
      • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
    • Hesstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
      • Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
    • Port Norris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
      • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
    • Laurel Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
      • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
    • Millville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • South Vineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
      • South Vineland is located in Cumberland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sea Isle City, see our County-by-County Page for Sea Isle City.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sea Isle 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sea Isle City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sea Isle City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sea Isle City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sea Isle City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of Sea Isle City.

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 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 Sea Isle City:

Cemeteries Near Sea Isle City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sea Isle 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sea Isle City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sea Isle City, with the one closest to Sea Isle City listed first.

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • John Wesley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Wesley Cemetery
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiffereth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • United Brotherhood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brotherhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brotherhood Cemetery
  • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Somers Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Head of the River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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]<2> to the east of Corbin City.
    • The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aetna Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head of the River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <3>
  • Colonel Richard Somers Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sea Isle City had a population of 766 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sea Isle City had a population of 2,019 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sea Isle City, with the one closest to Sea Isle City listed first.

  • Townsends Inlet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsends Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
    • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
  • Ocean View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
  • South Seaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Seaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
    • South Seaville is located in Cape May County
  • Seaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
    • Seaville is located in Cape May County
  • Clermont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Clermont is located in Cape May County
  • Swain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
    • Swain is located in Cape May County
  • Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Palermo is located in Cape May County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
  • South Dennis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
  • Dennisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
  • Cape May Court House
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
    • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Marmora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmora
      • Marmora is located in Cape May County
    • Goshen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Cape May County
    • Tuckahoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sea Isle City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sea Isle City.

The official website for Sea Isle City: www.sea-isle-city.nj.us/

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Sea Isle City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sea Isle City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1544, Longitude: -74.6950    
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Sea Isle City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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