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 Shacks Corner (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 Shacks Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Shacks Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Shacks Corner: Shacks Cor. (or less commonly used: Shacks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Shacks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shacks Corner may originally have been Shack's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shacks Corner might be written as Shack Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Shacks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shacks Corner:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Shacks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Ardena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
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- Bucks Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bucks Mill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Colts Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
- East Freehold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freehold
- Freehold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Squankum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Maxim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- West Freehold
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Bradevelt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradevelt
- Allenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Ellisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Country Lake Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Fort Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Browns Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Bordentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Juliustown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Kinkora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Hudson County
- Bayonne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Mercerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Princessville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- White Horse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Warner Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Eldridge Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Mount Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Brownville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Cheesequake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Concordia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Whittingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Jamesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Old Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Clearbrook Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Ernston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Laurence Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Madison Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Cranbury Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Bennetts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Vista Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Herbertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Arrowhead Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Van Hiseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Bay Head Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Cedar Glen West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Leisure Village East
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Middlebush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Blackwells Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Ukrainian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Harlingen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Bound Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Finderne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Skillman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Perth Amboy Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rahway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Tremley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Park Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Cranford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Coney Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Fort Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Brighton Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Bensonhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Dyker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
- Gravesend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bay Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Flatlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Queens County (NY)
- Breezy Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Tottenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Old Town Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Staten Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Graniteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Westerleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shacks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Shacks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Shacks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shacks Corner.
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 Shacks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shacks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Shacks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shacks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shacks Corner, with the one closest to Shacks Corner listed first.
- Ardena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Squankum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Colts Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
- East Freehold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freehold
- Freehold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Lower Squankum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Scobeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scobeyville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobeyville
- West Freehold
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Southard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Glendola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Pine Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shacks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shacks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Shacks Corner ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shacks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shacks Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shacks Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Shacks Corner:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Hudson County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shacks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Shacks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |