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 Short Hills (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 Short Hills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Short Hills is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Short Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Short Hills:
- Essex County (The home county of Short Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Elm Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- Essex Fells
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Borough of Essex Fells
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- West Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- East Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- North Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Saddle Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Hackensack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Radburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgefield Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Rochelle Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- Fort Lee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County
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- Campgaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bayonne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Bergen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Communipaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Secaucus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Hoboken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- North Bergen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Pottersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- North Edison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Boynton Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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- Port Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- Sewaren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Cliffwood Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- North Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
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- Port Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Strathmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- Belford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belford is located in Monmouth County
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- New Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
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- Leonardo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
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- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Rosedale Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Green Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Montville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Delawanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Athenia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Preakness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Haskell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Union Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Hopatcong Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Tranquility
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Highland Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Elmora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Beattystown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Concourse Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Eastchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Locust Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Throggs Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- City Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Brooklyn Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Red Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flatbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Greenpoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- East Atlantic Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Great Neck Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Harbor Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Battery Park City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Fort Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kips Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Peter Cooper Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Orange County (NY)
- Sterling Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Long Island City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Astoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maspeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Ridgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elmhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Jackson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middle Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Breezy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Westerleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Heartland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- New Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Annadale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Great Kills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Suffern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Airmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Pearl River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Monsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nanuet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palisades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Yonkers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
- Eastchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bryn Mawr Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Nepperhan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Bronxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Tuckahoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardsley is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Short Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Short Hills.
Cemeteries Near Short Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Short Hills.
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 Short Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Short Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springfield Emanuel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fair Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Beth - David Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Short Hills had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Short Hills, with the one closest to Short Hills listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- South Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Afton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Murray Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Murray Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Hill
- Hanover Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Neck
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- West Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
- Pleasantdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Short Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Short Hills.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Short Hills ...
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 231 newspapers that have been published in the area around Short Hills.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Short Hills. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Short Hills and those printed in the larger area surrounding Short Hills.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of Short Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Short Hills:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Short Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Short Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |