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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 Westmont (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 Westmont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Westmont is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Atlantic, Burlington, Gloucester & Philadelphia (PA).

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

  • Camden County     (The home county of Westmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont listed first.
    • Golden Triangle
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
    • Tyndall Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tyndall Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall Village
    • Barclay - Kingston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay - Kingston
    • Ellisburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Erlton - Ellisburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Hill Mall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall
    • Cherry Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Haddon Towne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Towne
    • Wood - Lynne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Colwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ashland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Gloucester City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Morgan Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont listed first.
    • Hammonton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Collings Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
    • Da Costa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
    • Nesco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gigantic City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
    • Weymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Beals Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosenhayn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Seabrook Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • Vineland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
  • Gloucester County
  • Mercer County
  • Monmouth County
  • Ocean County
  • Salem County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Carpenter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • White Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Claymont Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Arden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Holly Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Windy Bush
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bellefonte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
    • Croydon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newportville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winder Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • County Line
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Hulmeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Neshaminy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Neshaminy is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshaminy
    • Penndel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Edgely
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Casey Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Churchville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Johnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Chester County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont listed first.
    • Strafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Devon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitehorse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Chesterbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Paoli
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Valley Forge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Green Lane Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
    • Green Tree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • General Warren Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • General Warren Village is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Warren Village
    • Lees
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lees is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont listed first.
    • Colwyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Darby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Lansdowne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Millbourne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Millbourne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Sharon Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Upper Darby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yeadon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Aldan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
    • Burmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Collingdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Folcroft
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Folcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folcroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folcroft <1>
    • Glenolden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lansdowne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <1>
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Westmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westmont.

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 Westmont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westmont, with the one closest to Westmont 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Westmont had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ellisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • West Collingswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Collingswood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Collingswood
  • Gloucester City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Northmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Northmont is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmont
  • Wellwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wellwood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Cramer Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cramer Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer Hill
  • Pavonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavonia is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
  • Glendora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glendora is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
  • Springdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Springdale is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Fellowship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Maple Shade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Westmont ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westmont, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westmont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Westmont:

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 Westmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Westmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.