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 Sheppards 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 Sheppards 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 Sheppards 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 Sheppards Mill: Sheppards Ml. (or less commonly used: Sheppards Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Sheppards Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sheppards Mill may originally have been Sheppard's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sheppards Mill might be written as Sheppard Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sheppards Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheppards 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Sheppards 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 Sheppards Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheppards Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Sheppards Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Fairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bay Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Bridgeton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- West Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Beals Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Seabrook Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rosenhayn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Paynters Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Milmay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Dorothy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Mizpah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Collings Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Gigantic City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Warners Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Estell Manor
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Weymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Corbin City
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Estellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Andrews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Eldora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Belleplain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Dennisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Avis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Star Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Beckett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Mullica Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Downer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- 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
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Buckingham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Centre City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mickleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Sewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Pecks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Friesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Alloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Hancocks Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Aldine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Penton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Riddleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Norma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Leipsic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Spruance City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Little Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Cheswold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Carlisle Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Deakyneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- McDonough
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Georges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bear
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Marcus Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boothwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trainer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheppards Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Sheppards Mill.
Cemeteries Near Sheppards Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheppards 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 Sheppards Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheppards Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Overlook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Swing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuff Cemetery
- The Cuff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Alloway Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baptist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Salem.
- The Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641086 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sheppards Mill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheppards Mill, with the one closest to Sheppards Mill listed first.
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Roadstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bowentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Bay Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Fairton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Seeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Bridgeton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Gouldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown
- Cohansey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodruff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Harmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Friesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheppards Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheppards Mill.
Newspapers Published in Sheppards 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 Sheppards Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheppards Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheppards Mill.
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 Sheppards 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
- Delaware 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 Sheppards 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheppards Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |