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 Wertheins Corner (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 Wertheins Corner. 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 Wertheins Corner ...
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 Wertheins Corner: Wertheins Cor. (or less commonly used: Wertheins Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Wertheins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wertheins Corner may originally have been Werthein's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wertheins Corner might be written as Werthein Corner.
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.
Wertheins Corner is located in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Wertheins Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wertheins Corner:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Wertheins Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Elberon Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
- Oakhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Wanamassa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
- Wayside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Elberon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- West Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Asbury Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Loch Arbour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Neptune City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Branchport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Burlington County
- Ellisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Hudson County
- Bayonne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Brownville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Moerls Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cheesequake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Madison Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Runyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Ernston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Old Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- South Amboy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Perth Amboy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Concordia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Herbertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Arrowhead Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Lakewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Bennetts Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Vista Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Leisure Village East
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Normandy Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Silverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Middlebush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Tremley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Perth Amboy Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Elmora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Bensonhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Fort Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Gravesend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bay Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Dyker Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
- Flatlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Canarsie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Flatbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Atlantic Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
- Cedarhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Fort Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
- Governors Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Governors Island is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Island
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Breezy Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Bayswater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Far Rockaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Annadale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Tottenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Old Town Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Fort Wadsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Heartland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Stapleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Staten Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wertheins Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Wertheins Corner.
Cemeteries Near Wertheins Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wertheins Corner.
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 Wertheins Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wertheins Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wayside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Wertheins Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wertheins Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wertheins Corner, with the one closest to Wertheins Corner listed first.
- Wayside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Asbury Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Elberon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- West End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Pine Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- Glendola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
- Branchport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Belmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- North Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Long Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wertheins Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wertheins Corner.
Newspapers Published in Wertheins Corner ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wertheins Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wertheins Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wertheins Corner.
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 Wertheins Corner:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Hudson County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond 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 Wertheins Corner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wertheins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |