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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 Smithville (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 Smithville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Smithville is located in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.

Below are the counties that are near Smithville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithville:

  • Atlantic County     (The home county of Smithville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
    • Oceanville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Port Republic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
    • Absecon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Pomona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Brigantine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
    • West Atlantic City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atlantic City
    • Pleasantville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
    • Egg Harbor City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
    • Atlantic City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
    • Northfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
    • Weekstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
    • Ventnor City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
    • McKee City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
  • Burlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
    • New Gretna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
    • Wading River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wading River is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
    • Green Bank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
    • Batsto Village ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
      • Batsto Village has also been known as:
      • Batsto
    • Washington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Washington is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
    • Speedwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Chatsworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Atsion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Atsion is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
    • Dellette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dellette is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
    • Sooy Place
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
    • Fox Chase
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
    • Presidential Lakes Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Moores Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
      • Moores Mill has also been known as:
      • Moores Meadows
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
    • Ancora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ancora is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
    • Waterford Works
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterford Works is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
      • Waterford Works has also been known as:
      • Waterford
    • Atco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Atco is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
    • Florence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Cape May County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
    • Ocean City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
    • Tuckahoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Strathmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Strathmere is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
    • Steelmantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
    • Mount Pleasant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Belleplain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Belleplain is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
    • Ocean View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Sea Isle City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
    • Clermont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clermont is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Dennisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
    • South Dennis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • Eldora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
    • Hesstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
    • Cumberland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Port Elizabeth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
    • South Vineland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
  • Gloucester County
    • Victory Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
  • Ocean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
    • Mystic Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
    • Holgate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Holgate is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
    • Parkertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
    • West Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Creek is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
    • North Beach Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
    • Eagleswood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
    • Staffordville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
    • Mayetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
    • Beach Haven West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
    • Manahawkin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
    • Ocean Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
    • North Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Beach is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
    • Waretown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Waretown is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithville, see our County-by-County Page for Smithville.

Cemeteries Near Smithville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithville.

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 Smithville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.

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.<2>

While we didn't find Smithville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.

  • Oceanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
  • Leeds Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
  • Port Republic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Absecon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Pomona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • New Gretna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
  • Brigantine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
  • Germania
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Germania is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
  • Wading River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wading River is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
  • Pleasantville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Lower Bank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
  • Cologne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cologne is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Atlantic City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
    • Egg Harbor City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
    • McKee City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • McKee City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithville.

Newspapers Published in Smithville ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Smithville:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Smithville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.