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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 South Seaville (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 South Seaville. 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 South Seaville ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Seaville: S. Seaville

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

South Seaville is located in Cape May 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 Cape May County: Atlantic & Cumberland.

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

  • Cape May County     (The home county of South Seaville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Seaville, with the one closest to South Seaville listed first.
    • Ocean View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Clermont
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Clermont is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Sea Isle City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Dennisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
    • South Dennis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
    • Strathmere
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Strathmere is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
    • Goshen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Steelmantown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
    • Tuckahoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Cape May Court House
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
    • Belleplain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Belleplain is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
    • Eldora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Seaville, with the one closest to South Seaville listed first.
    • Corbin City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Warners Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
    • Estell Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Somers Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
    • Estellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Estellville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
    • Linwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
    • Dorothy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Bargaintown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
    • Clarkstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
    • Margate City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
    • Northfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
    • Milmay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Milmay is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
    • Ventnor City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Seaville, with the one closest to South Seaville listed first.
    • Delmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Dorchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Leesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Mauricetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
    • Port Elizabeth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
    • Haleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
    • Hesstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
    • Bivalve
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
    • Port Norris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
    • Cumberland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Laurel Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
    • Dividing Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
    • Millville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Millville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
  • Salem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Seaville, with the one closest to South Seaville listed first.
    • Norma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Norma is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Alliance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alliance is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Six Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Six Points is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points

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

Cemeteries Near South Seaville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Seaville.

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 South Seaville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • John Wesley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • United Brotherhood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
    • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Steelmantown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...

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 South Seaville had a population of 421 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Clermont
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Clermont is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Ocean View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Sea Isle City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Seaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seaville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
  • Dennisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
  • South Dennis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Dennis is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
  • Swain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swain is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
  • Townsends Inlet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
  • Goshen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Petersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palermo is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cape May Court House
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
    • Tuckahoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Dias Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek

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

Newspapers Published in South Seaville ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Seaville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Seaville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Seaville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Seaville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Seaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 South Seaville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.