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 Springtown (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 Springtown. 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 hospitals and 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.
Springtown is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.
Below are the counties that are near Springtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springtown:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Springtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Othello
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Bay Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Fairton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bridgeton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Beals Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Seabrook Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rosenhayn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Paynters Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Milmay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Mizpah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Dorothy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Gigantic City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Collings Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Warners Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Estell Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Weymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Sicklerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Belleplain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Avis Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Ferrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Beckett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Mullica Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Star Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Downer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Victory Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Centre City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mickleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Buckingham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Pecks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Friesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Hancocks Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Alloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Quinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Aldine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Penton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Riddleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Pointers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pointers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Leipsic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Little Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cheswold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Independence Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bicentennial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bicentennial Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicentennial Village
- Carlisle Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Deakyneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Port Penn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- McDonough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Saint Georges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marcus Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boothwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trainer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eddystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springtown, see our County-by-County Page for Springtown.
Cemeteries Near Springtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springtown.
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 Springtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Greenwich Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bridgeton.
- The Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969053 <2>
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuff Cemetery
- The Cuff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Alloway Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carmel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Springtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Sheppards Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Roadstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bowentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Bay Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fairton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Bridgeton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Seeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Cohansey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Gouldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodruff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Harmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springtown.
Newspapers Published in Springtown ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springtown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springtown.
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 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 Springtown:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Delaware County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Springtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |