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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Walnford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Walnford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walnford, please Contact Us.

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 Walnford (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 Walnford. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Walnford is historic, it would have been located within present day Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.

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

  • Monmouth County     (The home county of Walnford)
  • Burlington County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnford, with the one closest to Walnford listed first.
    • Greentree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
      • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Springdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Camden County
    • Barclay - Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay - Kingston
      • Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County
    • Cherry Hill Mall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill Mall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall
      • Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County
    • Colwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kresson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Erlton - Ellisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Triangle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
    • Haddon Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddon Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Towne
      • Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Camden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jackson
      • From Walnford to Jackson
  • Hunterdon County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnford, with the one closest to Walnford listed first.
    • White Horse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County
    • Edinburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Twin Rivers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mercerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosemont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Warner Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
      • Warner Village is located in Mercer County
    • Trenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eldridge Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawrenceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkway Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
    • Ewing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Mercer County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnford, with the one closest to Walnford listed first.
    • Cranbury Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cranbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clearbrook Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
      • Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Plainsboro Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
      • Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
    • Plainsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
      • Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plainsboro
      • From Walnford to Plainsboro
    • Princeton Meadows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
      • Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
    • Concordia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Middlesex County
    • Rossmoor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Whittingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jamesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
      • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jamesburg
      • From Walnford to Jamesburg
    • Kingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Middlesex County
  • Ocean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnford, with the one closest to Walnford listed first.
    • New Egypt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Colliers Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
      • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Bennetts Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Glen Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
      • Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
    • Cedar Glen West
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
      • Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
    • Whiting
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crestwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
      • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Leisure Knoll
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
      • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
    • Roosevelt City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
      • Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
    • Pine Ridge at Crestwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge at Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
      • Pine Ridge at Crestwood is located in Ocean County
    • Wheatland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheatland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wheatland
      • From Walnford to Wheatland
  • Somerset County
  • Richmond County (NY)
    • Tottenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
      • Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnford, with the one closest to Walnford listed first.
    • Morrisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
      • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tullytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tullytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
      • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Edgely
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
      • Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgely
      • From Walnford to Edgely
    • Levittown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levittown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levittown
      • Levittown is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levittown <4>
    • Bristol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairless Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Yardley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
      • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
    • Oxford Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Valley
      • Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Winder Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winder Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Glenlake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
      • Glenlake is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Newportville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnford, with the one closest to Walnford listed first.
    • Morrell Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pennypack Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bustleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bustleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustleton
      • Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Tacony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacony
      • Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tacony
      • From Walnford to Tacony
    • Wissinoming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wissinoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissinoming
      • Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wissinoming
      • From Walnford to Wissinoming
    • Frankford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Crescentville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Oxford Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
      • Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Lawton Station ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • McCartersville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Port Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Walnford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnford.

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

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

Walnford itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cream Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ellisdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hornerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Imlaystown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesterfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Burlington County
  • Jacobstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prospertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Sharon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
    • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
  • Crosswicks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosswicks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswicks
    • Crosswicks is located in Burlington County
  • Sykesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville is located in Burlington County
  • Cookstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
    • Cookstown is located in Burlington County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Red Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
      • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
    • Sharon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sharon
      • From Walnford to Sharon
    • Georgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Burlington County

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

Newspapers Published in Walnford ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnford, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Walnford:

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Walnford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1342, Longitude: -74.5601    









 

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