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Introduction ...

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

We've added Waterloo Village to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waterloo Village, 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 Waterloo Village (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 Waterloo Village. 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 Waterloo Village ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Waterloo Village has also been known as: Waterloo.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Waterloo Village is historic, it would have been located within present day Sussex 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 Sussex County: Morris, Passaic, Warren, Orange (NY), Monroe (PA) & Pike (PA).

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

  • Sussex County     (The home county of Waterloo Village)
  • Bergen County
    • Campgaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campgaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
      • Campgaw is located in Bergen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Campgaw
      • From Waterloo Village to Campgaw
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County
    • Livingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • West Caldwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Caldwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Borough of Essex Fells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
      • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
    • Essex Fells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
      • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
    • Meadow Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
    • Verona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Essex County
    • Millburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunterdon County
  • Middlesex County
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Budd Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Succasunna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mine Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
      • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
    • Woodport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Naughright
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hurdtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Morris County
    • Dover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
    • Millbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Weldon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weldon
      • From Waterloo Village to Weldon
    • Hacklebarney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crestmoore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brookside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Passaic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Macopin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haskell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County
    • West Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County
    • Singac
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Waterloo Village to Singac
    • Little Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village at Little Falls
      • The Village at Little Falls is located in Passaic County
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
      • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
    • Clifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Paterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Gladstone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bedminster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
      • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
    • Union Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County
    • Finderne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodfern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ukrainian Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukrainian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
      • Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Berkeley Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
      • Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
    • Benders Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Feltville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotch Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
      • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Union County
    • Plainfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Westfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Union County
    • Park Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Union County
  • Warren County
  • Orange County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Unionville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
    • Amity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Sterling Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucks County (PA)
  • Monroe County (PA)
  • Northampton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Portland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Slateford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • East Bangor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
      • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Richmond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Waterloo Village to Richmond
    • Bangor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
    • New Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Roseto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
      • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <4>
    • Kesslersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pen Argyl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockertown
      • Stockertown is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockertown <4>
    • Tatamy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belfast
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Village, with the one closest to Waterloo Village listed first.
    • Egypt Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Conashaugh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Waterloo Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterloo Village.

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

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

Waterloo Village itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 160 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Allamuchy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allamuchy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allamuchy
    • Allamuchy is located in Warren County
  • Budd Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Port Morris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Morris
    • Port Morris is located in Morris County
  • Tranquility
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Sussex County
  • Mount Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Morris County
  • Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
    • Landing is located in Morris County
  • Long Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hackettstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Drakestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
    • Drakestown is located in Morris County
  • Flanders
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Morris County
  • Bartley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
    • Bartley is located in Morris County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Succasunna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenvil
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenvil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvil
      • Kenvil is located in Morris County

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

Newspapers Published in Waterloo Village ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterloo Village, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterloo Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Waterloo Village:

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.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 Waterloo Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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 '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- Waterloo Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterloo Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9156, Longitude: -74.7559    









 

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