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 Washington Valley (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 Washington Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Washington Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Washington Valley: Washington Vly. (or less commonly used: Washington Vally. or Washington Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Washington Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Washington Valley is located in Morris 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 Morris County: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Washington Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Valley:
- Morris County (The home county of Washington Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Morristown
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
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- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- North Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Campgaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Saddle Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Radburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Essex Fells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- West Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bayonne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Bergen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Secaucus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Communipaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hoboken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- North Bergen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Pottersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Samptown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Piscataway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Cliffwood Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Singac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Preakness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Macopin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Athenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Haskell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Delawanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Hopatcong Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Mahola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Tranquility
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Hardistonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Balesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
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- Ross Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Benders Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Cranford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Beattystown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Brass Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Brooklyn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Red Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bath Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Battery Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Fort Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Governors Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Knickerbocker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Washington Square Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kips Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
- Manhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Morningside Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
- Orange County (NY)
- Sterling Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Queens County (NY)
- Long Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Port Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Heartland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Staten Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Annadale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- New Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Tottenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Grant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Great Kills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Hillburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suffern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Airmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Sloatsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County (PA)
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Valley.
Cemeteries Near Washington Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Valley.
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 Washington Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Convent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- The Hilltop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #659805 <2>
- New Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Rood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Morristown.
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99883 <2>
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orchard Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Holy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Washington Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Valley, with the one closest to Washington Valley listed first.
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Morristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Mount Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
- New Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Vernon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Whippany
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Ironia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironia
- Basking Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Basking Ridge is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basking Ridge
- Parsippany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parsippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsippany
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Denville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Mine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Valley.
Newspapers Published in Washington Valley ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Valley, 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 Washington Valley.
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 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 Washington Valley:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland 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 Washington Valley, 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- Washington Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |