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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 West Milford (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 West Milford. 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 West Milford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Milford: W. Milford
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Milford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Milford.
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 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.
West Milford is located in Passaic 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 Passaic County: Bergen, Essex, Morris, Sussex, Orange (NY) & Rockland (NY).
Below are the counties that are near West Milford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Milford:
- Passaic County (The home county of West Milford)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Macopin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Borough of Woodland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athenia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Delawanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Campgaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Mahwah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Park Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- River Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
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- Saddle Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Brookdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Kearny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Secaucus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- North Bergen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Newfoundland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- Lake Telemark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
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- Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Powerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Hibernia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
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- Hurdtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
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- White Meadow Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
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- Woodport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Highland Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Vernon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Beaver Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- McCoys Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Roys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
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- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County
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- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
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- Pellettown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
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- Colesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Hillside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Greene County (NY)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Morningside Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Sterling Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Pine Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Big Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Florida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walton Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Glenclyffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Continental Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Putnam Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ramapo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Suffern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montebello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Tallman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Airmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Kaser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Monsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wesley Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Chestnut Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Sullivan County (NY)
- Bloomingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Verplanck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crugers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Peekskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Archville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Irvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ossining
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scarborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Matamoras
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conashaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Millrift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Delaware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Egypt Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Milford, see our County-by-County Page for West Milford.
Cemeteries Near West Milford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Milford.
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 West Milford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Milford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vreeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Erskine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canistear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warwick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- The Sanders Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Holiness Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Milford had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Milford, with the one closest to West Milford listed first.
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Passaic County
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- Upper Macopin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Monks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monks is located in Passaic County
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- Hewitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hewitt is located in Passaic County
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- Sterling Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
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- Newfoundland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Erskine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erskine is located in Passaic County
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- New Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Milford is located in Orange County (NY)
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- DeKays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeKays is located in Sussex County
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- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Greenwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Sussex County
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- Stockholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Sussex County
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- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Passaic County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Milford. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Milford.
Newspapers Published in West Milford ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Milford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Milford, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Milford.
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 West Milford:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Passaic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bronx County
- Greene County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Westchester County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Milford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Milford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |