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 Smiths Mills (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 Smiths Mills. 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 Smiths Mills ...
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 Smiths Mills: Smiths Mls. (or less commonly used: Smiths Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Smiths Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Smiths Mills may originally have been Smith's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Smiths Mills might be written as Smith Mills.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smiths Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiths Mills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Smiths Mills is located in Passaic 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 Passaic County: Bergen, Essex, Morris, Sussex, Orange (NY) & Rockland (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Smiths Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smiths Mills:
- Passaic County (The home county of Smiths Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Macopin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- West Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Borough of Woodland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Campgaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Mahwah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Saddle Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Park Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Rochelle Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Brookdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Kearny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Secaucus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- North Bergen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Communipaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Bayonne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Pottersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- North Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Morris County
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- Newfoundland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Hibernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Lake Telemark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
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- Powerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- White Meadow Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Union Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Edison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Highland Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Vernon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
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- Beaver Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
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- McCoys Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Pellettown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
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- Roys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Riverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Concourse Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Williams Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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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- Eastchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- New York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Brooklyn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Greenpoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Morningside Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Delano Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Park West Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Seneca Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Harlem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Sterling Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Edenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Pine Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Big Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Walton Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Long Island City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- New Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Port Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Westerleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Stapleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Staten Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Hillburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Sloatsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Suffern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Montebello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Tallman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kaser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Monsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Pearl River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yonkers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <2>
- Bryn Mawr Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
- Dobbs Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Nepperhan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
- Archville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Ardsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ardsley is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <2>
- Scarborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Matamoras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smiths Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Smiths Mills.
Cemeteries Near Smiths Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiths Mills.
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 Smiths Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smiths Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- The Sanders Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Holiness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vreeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pompton Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Winters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ponds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Smiths Mills had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smiths Mills, with the one closest to Smiths Mills listed first.
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Brook Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brook Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Valley
- Echo Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Pompton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pompton Junction is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Junction
- Newfoundland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Upper Macopin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Macopin is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Macopin
- Marcella
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pequannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pequannock is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequannock
- Pompton Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pompton Plains is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Plains
- Pompton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pompton is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton
- Green Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
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- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Hibernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smiths Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smiths Mills.
Newspapers Published in Smiths Mills ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiths Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiths Mills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smiths Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Smiths Mills:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Passaic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Pike 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 Smiths Mills, 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- Smiths Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |