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 (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. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Washington is primarily located in Burlington County. A portion of Washington extends into Warren 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 Burlington County: Atlantic, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Bucks (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Washington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington:
- Burlington County (The home county of Washington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Wading River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Atsion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Chatsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- New Gretna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Dellette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Sooy Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Fox Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Nesco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Da Costa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Port Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Hammonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Oceanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Weymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- McKee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Collings Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Ancora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Atco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Tansboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Penbryn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Kresson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Sicklerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Overbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Ocean City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Tuckahoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vineland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- South Vineland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Star Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Downer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Turnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Almonesson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Salina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Buckingham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Cooper Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Sewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Westcotville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
- Monmouth County
- Hornerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Mystic Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Parkertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Eagleswood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Staffordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Manahawkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Mayetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Ocean Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Beach Haven West
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- North Beach Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- Holgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holgate is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington, see our County-by-County Page for Washington.
Cemeteries Near Washington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boling Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mill Burying Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hammonton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593746 <1>
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Washington had a population of 2,834 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washington had a population of 6,459 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Pleasant Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Lower Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bank
- Wading River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Nesco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Atsion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- New Gretna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Parkdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parkdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Da Costa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Germania is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Indian Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington.
Newspapers Published in Washington ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Burlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |