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 Wheat Road (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 Wheat Road. 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 Wheat Road ...
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 Wheat Road: Wheat Rd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wheat Road. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheat Road.
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 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.
Wheat Road is located in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Wheat Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheat Road:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Wheat Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Mizpah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
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- Collings Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
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- Milmay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
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- Gigantic City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
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- Weymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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- Dorothy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
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- Da Costa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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- Hammonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Mays Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Clarkstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Estellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Estell Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Atsion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
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- Green Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Dellette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Wading River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Marlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Oakwood Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Greentree Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Fox Chase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Andrews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Ancora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Waterford Works
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Penbryn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Tansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Atco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Blackwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Laurel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Belleplain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Tuckahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Eldora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dennisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- South Dennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Ocean City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Ocean View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Clermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Strathmere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- South Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Rosenhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Laurel Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Port Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Bridgeton Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Seabrook Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Ferrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Turnersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Avis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Buckingham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Salina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Mullica Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Whig Lane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Aldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Alloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Riddleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Portertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Folcroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- Queen Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheat Road, see our County-by-County Page for Wheat Road.
Cemeteries Near Wheat Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheat Road.
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 Wheat Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheat Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janvier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newtonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Green Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wheat Road in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheat Road.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheat Road, with the one closest to Wheat Road listed first.
- Forest Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Landisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landisville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisville
- North Vineland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vineland
- Vineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- South Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Malaga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Malaga is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
- Clayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Doughty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doughty is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Iona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iona is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Rosenhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheat Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheat Road.
Newspapers Published in Wheat Road ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheat Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheat Road, 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 Wheat Road.
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 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 Wheat Road:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Delaware County
- Philadelphia 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 Wheat Road, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheat Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |