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 Shellbed Landing (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 Shellbed Landing. 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 Shellbed Landing ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shellbed Landing: Shellbed Lndg. (or less commonly used: Shellbed Lndng.)
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 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.
Shellbed Landing 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 Shellbed Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shellbed Landing:
- Cape May County (The home county of Shellbed Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellbed Landing, with the one closest to Shellbed Landing listed first.
- Cape May Court House
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Anglesea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Grassy Sound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- North Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Rio Grande
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Norburys Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
- Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Clermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Villas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Diamond Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
- Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellbed Landing, with the one closest to Shellbed Landing listed first.
- Corbin City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Warners Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warners Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Estell Manor
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Somers Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Dorothy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Estellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
- Bargaintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Margate City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Northfield
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Clarkstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Milmay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellbed Landing, with the one closest to Shellbed Landing listed first.
- Delmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Bivalve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Port Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Mauricetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Mauricetown 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
- Port Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Dividing Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Hesstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland 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
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellbed Landing, with the one closest to Shellbed Landing listed first.
- Lewes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
- Lewes is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <3>
- Henlopen Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henlopen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henlopen Acres
- Henlopen Acres is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Rehoboth Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Beach
- Rehoboth Beach is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth Beach <3>
- Bald Eagle Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle Village
- Bald Eagle Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Dewey Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Beach
- Dewey Beach is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey Beach <3>
- Sand Dunes Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Dunes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Slaughter Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Beach
- Slaughter Beach is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter Beach <3>
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Country Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Nassau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Nassau is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <3>
- Sea Spray Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Spray Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shellbed Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Shellbed Landing.
Cemeteries Near Shellbed Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shellbed Landing.
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 Shellbed Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shellbed Landing, with the one closest to Shellbed Landing listed first.
- First Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cape May Court House.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168087 <4>
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery
- 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.
- John Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Wesley Cemetery
- 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.
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in South Dennis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300653 <4>
- Woodland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- 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.
- Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
- 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.
- United Brotherhood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brotherhood Cemetery
- 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.
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
- Seaside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100249 <4>
- Leesburg Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593925 <4>
- Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
- Head of the River Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head of the River Cemetery
- 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]<5> to the east of Corbin City.
- The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aetna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <4>
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Somers Family Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somers Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245232 <4>
- Colonel Richard Somers Family Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Richard Somers Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245684 <4>
- Steelman Family Burial Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steelman Family Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164835 <4>
- Somers Family Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Shellbed Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shellbed Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shellbed Landing, with the one closest to Shellbed Landing listed first.
- Cape May Court House
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Burleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Grassy Sound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Anglesea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Dias Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dias Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
- Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Rio Grande
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Swain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fishing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishing Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
- Clermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Bennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Townsends Inlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- South Dennis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shellbed Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shellbed Landing.
Newspapers Published in Shellbed Landing ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shellbed Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shellbed Landing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shellbed Landing.
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 websites either 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 Shellbed Landing:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Jersey State Archives
- Pages specific to Cape May County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sussex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Atlantic County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Cape May County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Cape May County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shellbed Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shellbed Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shellbed Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0626, Longitude: -74.8191 In this case, the coordinates for Shellbed Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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 Shellbed Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |