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 Sweetwater (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 Sweetwater. 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 Sweetwater ...
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 have occurred.
Another variation: Sweet Water.
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 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.
Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties 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 Sweetwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweetwater:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Sweetwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Egg Harbor City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Hammonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Weymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Port Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Mays Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- McKee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Gigantic City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gigantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Collings Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collings Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Clarkstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Mizpah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Absecon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Estellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Wading River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Atsion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- New Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Speedwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Chatsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Fox Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Moores Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Sooy Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Oakwood Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Lakes Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates is located in Burlington County
- Country Lake Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Ancora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Atco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Tansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Sicklerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Kresson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Echelon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Laurel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Greentree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Blackwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Ocean City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Steelmantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Belleplain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Strathmere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Vineland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Pleasantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Hesstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- South Vineland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Rosenhayn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Laurel Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Port Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Mauricetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Dorchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Haleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Star Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Turnersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Almonesson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Buckingham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Salina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Sewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Cooper Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
- Westcotville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County
- Centre City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Ferrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Mystic Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Parkertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- West Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Eagleswood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Staffordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Mayetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Manahawkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Ocean Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Beach Haven West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- North Beach Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Roosevelt City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Norma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Whig Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sweetwater, see our County-by-County Page for Sweetwater.
Newspapers Published in Sweetwater ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweetwater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweetwater, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweetwater.
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 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 Sweetwater:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Jersey State Archives
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Camden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape May County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gloucester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ocean County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Salem County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Burlington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Atlantic County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Atlantic County
Cemeteries Near Sweetwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweetwater.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweetwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egg Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egg Harbor Cemetery
- Germania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germania Cemetery
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hammonton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593746 <4>
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
- Clarks Mill Burying Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Mill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Mill Burying Ground
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Newtonville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newtonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newtonville Cemetery
- Boling Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boling Cemetery
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Park
- Laurel Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- The Laurel Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Laurel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593744 <4>
- Miller Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Sweetwater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sweetwater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Pleasant Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Nesco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Green Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Elwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Egg Harbor City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Lower Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
- Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Da Costa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Barnard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cologne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Germania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wading River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Atsion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Parkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wading River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sweetwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweetwater.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweetwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sweetwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweetwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6272, Longitude: -74.6503 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sweetwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |