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 Webbs Mill (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 Webbs Mill. 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 Webbs Mill ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Webbs Mill: Webbs Ml. (or less commonly used: Webbs Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Webbs Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Webbs Mill may originally have been Webb's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Webbs Mill might be written as Webb Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Webbs Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Webbs Mill.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Webbs Mill is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Webbs Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webbs Mill:
- Ocean County (The home county of Webbs Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Roosevelt City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Crestwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Whiting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Dover Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Silver Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Forked River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Nesco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Port Republic
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Egg Harbor City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Oceanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Chatsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Country Lake Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Speedwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Sooy Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Fort Dix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Jacobstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Pemberton Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Juliustown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Fox Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waterford Works
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Ancora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Atco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Kresson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Tansboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Greentree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- White Horse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mercerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Warner Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Whittingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Hornerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Prospertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Cream Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Imlaystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Maxim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Polhemustown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Allenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Squankum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Ardena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Levittown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Wheat Sheaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Croydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Winder Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webbs Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Webbs Mill.
Cemeteries Near Webbs Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webbs Mill.
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 Webbs Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webbs Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
- The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ocean Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <3>
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Good Luck Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bayville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
- The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <3>
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Waretown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Webbs Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webbs Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Woodmansie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodmansie is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansie
- Whiting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Buckingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Forked River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Toms River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Waretown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Bayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Browns Mills Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills Junction
- Colliers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Browns Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beach View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beach View is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- New Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webbs Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webbs Mill.
Newspapers Published in Webbs Mill ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webbs Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webbs Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webbs Mill.
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 Webbs Mill:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Bucks County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Webbs Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Webbs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |