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 Van Syckel (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 Van Syckel. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Van Syckel is located in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County: Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren & Bucks (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Van Syckel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Van Syckel:
- Hunterdon County (The home county of Van Syckel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Jutland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pattenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Mariannes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- West Portal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pittstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Everittstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Mount Rose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Bear Tavern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
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- Titusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County
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- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- West Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County
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- Parkway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Kendall Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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- Piscataway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Heathcote
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- New Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Berdines Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Maple Meade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Plainsboro Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Crestmoore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Budd Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Millbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Green Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Hilltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Woodfern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Tranquility
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Hardwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
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- Middleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Lake Mohawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Berkeley Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Benders Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Stewartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County
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- Brass Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Warren Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County
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- Montana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montana is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Warren County
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- Hazen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Phillipsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County
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- Beattystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Belvidere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Erwinna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kintnersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Riegelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Ottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Lumberville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carversville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bedminster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Lehigh County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Friedensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Coopersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Catasauqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Limeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- West Catasauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Coplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Emmaus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seiple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Delaware Water Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- East Stroudsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Coolbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Shoemakers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Brodheadsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bushkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Pear Tree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Souderton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Telford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Williamsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Glendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- West Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
- Old Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Palmer Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Zucksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zucksville is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Lower Saucon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Tatamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tatamy is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatamy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatamy <1>
- East Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Van Syckel, see our County-by-County Page for Van Syckel.
Cemeteries Near Van Syckel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Syckel.
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 Van Syckel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Van Syckel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Norton Methodist Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Bethlehem Presbyterian Churchyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Musconetcong Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Creveling Family Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Run Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Van Syckel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Van Syckel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Van Syckel, with the one closest to Van Syckel listed first.
- Norton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Jutland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Pattenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Grandin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandin is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- West Portal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pittstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hamden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamden is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
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- Everittstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Van Syckel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Syckel.
Newspapers Published in Van Syckel ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Syckel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Syckel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Syckel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Van Syckel:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Hunterdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bucks County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton 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 Van Syckel, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Van Syckel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |