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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Tranquility (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 Tranquility. 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 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.

Tranquility is located in Sussex 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 Sussex County: Morris, Passaic, Warren, Orange (NY), Monroe (PA) & Pike (PA).

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

  • Sussex County     (The home county of Tranquility)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tranquility, with the one closest to Tranquility listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County
    • West Caldwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Caldwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Essex Fells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
      • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Borough of Essex Fells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
      • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
    • Meadow Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Essex County
    • Millburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunterdon County
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tranquility, with the one closest to Tranquility listed first.
    • Budd Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Succasunna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurdtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurdtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
      • Hurdtown is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurdtown
      • From Tranquility to Hurdtown
    • Weldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weldon
      • From Tranquility to Weldon
    • Long Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Morris County
    • Naughright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mine Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
      • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
    • Dover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
    • Hacklebarney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Crestmoore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Millbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Passaic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tranquility, with the one closest to Tranquility listed first.
    • Macopin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • West Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County
    • Haskell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County
    • Singac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Tranquility to Singac
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tranquility, with the one closest to Tranquility listed first.
    • Gladstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedminster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
      • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
    • Union Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County
    • Finderne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodfern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tranquility, with the one closest to Tranquility listed first.
    • Berkeley Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
      • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
    • Benders Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Feltville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotch Plains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
      • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Union County
  • Warren County
  • Orange County (NY)
  • Bucks County (PA)
  • Monroe County (PA)
  • Northampton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tranquility, with the one closest to Tranquility listed first.
    • Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Slateford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • East Bangor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
      • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Richmond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Tranquility to Richmond
    • Bangor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
    • New Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Roseto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
      • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <3>
    • Pen Argyl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kesslersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wind Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Belfast
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Stockertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockertown
      • Stockertown is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockertown <3>
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tranquility, with the one closest to Tranquility listed first.
    • Egypt Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Conashaugh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Matamoras
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
      • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Tranquility ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tranquility.

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 Tranquility covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tranquility had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Long Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Allamuchy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allamuchy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allamuchy
    • Allamuchy is located in Warren County
  • Huntsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Sussex County
  • Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
    • Huntsburg is located in Sussex County
  • Johnsonburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Johnsonburg is located in Warren County
  • Fredon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredon
    • Fredon is located in Sussex County
  • Marksboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksboro
    • Marksboro is located in Warren County
  • Budd Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stillwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Sussex County
  • Great Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
    • Great Meadows is located in Warren County
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hackettstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Drakestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
      • Drakestown is located in Morris County
    • Middleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Tranquility ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tranquility.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tranquility, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tranquility.

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 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 Tranquility:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tranquility. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tranquility) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tranquility. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9561, Longitude: -74.8085    
<6>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 Tranquility, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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