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 Shaws Mill (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 Shaws Mill. 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 Shaws Mill ...
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 Shaws Mill: Shaws Ml. (or less commonly used: Shaws Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Shaws Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shaws Mill may originally have been Shaw's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shaws Mill might be written as Shaw Mill.
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 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.
Shaws Mill is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Shaws Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaws Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Shaws Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Paynters Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Turkey Point Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Dividing Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Fairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Haleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Laurel Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Port Norris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Mauricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Bivalve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Bridgeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Dorothy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Warners Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Milmay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Estell Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Mizpah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Corbin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Gigantic City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Estellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Collings Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Mays Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Weymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Clarkstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Da Costa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Sicklerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Eldora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Belleplain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Dennisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- South Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Tuckahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Norburys Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Del Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Del Haven is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Haven
- Green Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Villas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Villas is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Cape May Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Star Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Victory Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Avis Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Downer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mullica Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Norma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Friesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Aldine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Shirley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Alloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Little Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Independence Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rodric Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rodric Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
- Bicentennial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- Highland Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Kent Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Acres is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cheswold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Deakyneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Odessa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sussex County (DE)
- Slaughter Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaws Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Shaws Mill.
Cemeteries Near Shaws Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaws Mill.
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 Shaws Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaws Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bridgeton.
- The Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969053 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Shaws Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shaws Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaws Mill, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Dividing Creek Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dividing Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Fairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Mauricetown Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Gouldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown
- Port Norris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Haleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Bivalve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Maurice River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
- Mauricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaws Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaws Mill.
Newspapers Published in Shaws Mill ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaws Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaws Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shaws Mill.
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 Shaws Mill:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex 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 Shaws Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shaws Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |