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 Voorhees (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 Voorhees. 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.
Voorhees is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Voorhees. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Voorhees:
- Somerset County (The home county of Voorhees)
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- North Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Ellisdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Bordentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Jacobstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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- Kinkora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
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- Roebling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County
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- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
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- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Burlington County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Millburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- East Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Elm Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
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- Essex Fells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- West Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Bayonne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Communipaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hoboken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Secaucus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Rileyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Linvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pottersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Princeton Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Twin Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- Bear Tavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- New Brunswick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Berdines Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Maple Meade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Patricks Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Lindenau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- Stelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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- Paulas Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paulas Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Dunham's Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunham's Corner is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Cliffwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- Strathmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- Hazlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
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- Manalapan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Marlboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
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- East Freehold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Freehold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Green Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Brookside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Crestmoore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Vista Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- New Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Delawanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Scotch Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Perth Amboy Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Benders Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Cranford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- Beattystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Fort Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Coney Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brighton Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Gravesend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Sheepshead Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Fort Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Battery Park City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Square Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queens County (NY)
- Breezy Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Tottenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Annadale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Great Kills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Heartland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Graniteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Morrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yardley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huffnagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huffnagle is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Thornridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Wheat Sheaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Dunlap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Fairless Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Levittown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Solebury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Solebury is located in Bucks County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Voorhees, see our County-by-County Page for Voorhees.
Cemeteries Near Voorhees ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Voorhees.
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 Voorhees - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Voorhees covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklin Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden of Memories
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Van Liew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poile Zeda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- First Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Middlebush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Voorhees had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Voorhees, with the one closest to Voorhees listed first.
- New Brunswick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clyde is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Franklin Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Stelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Blackwells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Deans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deans is located in Middlesex County
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- East Millstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Millstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Middlesex County
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- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Somerset County
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- Griggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griggstown is located in Somerset County
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- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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- Old Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Finderne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Voorhees. See our List of 1890's Communities around Voorhees.
Newspapers Published in Voorhees ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Voorhees.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Voorhees, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Voorhees.
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 websites either 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 Voorhees:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Bucks 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 Voorhees, 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 from Point A (ie- Voorhees) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |