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 Villa Park (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 Villa Park. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Villa Park is located in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Villa Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Villa Park:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Villa Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- West Belmar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Belmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Shark River Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- West Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Asbury Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Ocean Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ramtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Loch Arbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- Ellisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Country Lake Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Browns Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Mercer County
- Twin Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Brownville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cheesequake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Concordia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Laurence Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Whittingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Clearbrook Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Ernston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Jamesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Madison Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- Bay Head Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Herbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Normandy Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Dover Beaches North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Holiday City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Leisure Village East
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Bennetts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Queens County (NY)
- Breezy Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- Tottenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Villa Park, see our County-by-County Page for Villa Park.
Cemeteries Near Villa Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Villa Park.
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 Villa Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Villa Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Atlantic View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <2>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Villa Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Villa Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Villa Park, with the one closest to Villa Park listed first.
- New Bedford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Belmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Glendola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Herbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- West Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Bay Head Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Ocean Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Asbury Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Lower Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Villa Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Villa Park.
Newspapers Published in Villa Park ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Villa Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Villa Park, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Villa Park.
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 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 Villa Park:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Kings County
- Queens County
- Richmond 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 Villa Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Villa Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |