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 Townsbury (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 Townsbury. 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 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.
Townsbury is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Bucks (PA), Monroe (PA) & Northampton (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Townsbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Townsbury:
- Warren County (The home county of Townsbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Karrsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Hackettstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Mount Hermon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Hazen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Ramseysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Belvidere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- New Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Hoffmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Califon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Farmersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Readingsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Mariannes Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
- Annandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- West Portal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Pottersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Jutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Pattenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Crestmoore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Long Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Budd Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Naughright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Hacklebarney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Succasunna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Mine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Brookside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Millbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Hurdtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Woodport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Bedminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- North Branch Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Woodfern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Finderne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Smalleytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Bound Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Union Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Tranquility
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Hardwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Hopatcong Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Swartswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Lake Mohawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
- Crandon Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Balesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Washingtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Benders Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Berkeley Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riegelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
- Kintnersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Erwinna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tinicum is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinicum
- Carbon County (PA)
- Little Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Lehigh County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Rittersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Delaware Water Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- East Stroudsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bushkill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Parkside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Reeders
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Brodheadsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rossland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Slateford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- East Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Roseto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
- Kesslersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Pen Argyl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <1>
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Stockertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Townsbury, see our County-by-County Page for Townsbury.
Cemeteries Near Townsbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Townsbury.
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 Townsbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Townsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- County Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pequest Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swayze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moravian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- First Presbyterian Church of Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Hermon.
- The Green Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100001 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Belvidere Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Brick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Townsbury had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Townsbury, with the one closest to Townsbury listed first.
- Great Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Great Meadows is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
- Pequest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pequest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequest
- Karrsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Buttzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buttzville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Port Murray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Port Murray is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Murray
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Stephensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensburg is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Beattystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hackettstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Hazen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Port Colden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Colden is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Colden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Townsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Townsbury.
Newspapers Published in Townsbury ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Townsbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Townsbury, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Townsbury.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Townsbury:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike 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 Townsbury, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Townsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |