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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 Sewell (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 Sewell. 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 doctors and 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.

Sewell is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: New Castle (DE), Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Salem, Delaware (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).

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

  • Gloucester County     (The home county of Sewell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
    • Buckingham Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
    • Wenonah
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Salina
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Oak Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
    • Mantua
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Centre City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Centre City is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
    • Garden City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Garden City is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Cooper Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
    • Parkville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Almonesson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mullica Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlantic County
  • Burlington County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
    • Blackwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Brooklawn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gloucester City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Overbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sicklerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ashland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Echelon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Echelon is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
    • Albion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Andrews
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Andrews is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Haddon Towne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Towne
  • Cumberland County
  • Salem County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Claymont Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • White Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Carpenter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Holly Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Arden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Bellefonte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
    • Croydon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • County Line
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Bristol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newportville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winder Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Hulmeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Johnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Neshaminy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Neshaminy is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshaminy
    • Edgely
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Penndel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
    • Green Lane Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
    • Leopard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehorse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Devon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Strafford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Coventry Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coventry Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
    • Birmingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Norway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Seal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
    • Westinghouse Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
    • Colwyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Folcroft
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Folcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folcroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folcroft <1>
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
    • Sharon Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Collingdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Darby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eddystone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Folsom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenolden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Sewell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sewell.

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 Sewell - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sewell had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wenonah
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hurffville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hurffville is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurffville
  • Salina
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mantua
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Richwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Richwood is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Parkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mullica Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West End
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West End is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • Elsmere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elsmere is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Turnersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grenloch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grenloch is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenloch
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Sewell ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sewell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sewell, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sewell.

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 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 Sewell:

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 Sewell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.