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 Williamstown (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 Williamstown. 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 Williamstown ...
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.
Another variation: Williams Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Williamstown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamstown.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Williamstown is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: New Castle (DE), Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Salem, Delaware (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Williamstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamstown:
- Gloucester County (The home county of Williamstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Star Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
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- Victory Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
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- Downer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
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- Turnersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
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- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
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- Buckingham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Salina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
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- Sewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
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- Almonesson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
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- Wenonah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah is located in Gloucester County
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- Ferrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
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- Centre City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
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- Cooper Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
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- Hammonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Da Costa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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- Gigantic City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
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- Nesco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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- Mizpah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
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- Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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- Sweetwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
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- Milmay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
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- Weekstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Dorothy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
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- Egg Harbor City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Mays Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Dellette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
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- Atsion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
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- Heritage Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
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- Marlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
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- Greentree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
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- Oakwood Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
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- Ramblewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
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- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
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- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Maple Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
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- Fox Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Cinnaminson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
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- Green Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
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- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Sicklerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
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- Andrews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
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- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
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- Penbryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
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- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
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- Tansboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
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- Ancora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
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- Waterford Works
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Atco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atco is located in Camden County
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- Blackwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
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- Laurel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
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- Overbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
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- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
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- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Belleplain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
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- Steelmantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
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- Tuckahoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
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- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
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- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- South Vineland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Rosenhayn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
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- Seabrook Farms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
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- West Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
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- Beals Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- Bridgeton Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
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- Millville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
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- Hesstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Bridgeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Fairton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
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- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
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- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
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- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
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- Whig Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
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- Norma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
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- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
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- Aldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
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- Friesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
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- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
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- Portertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
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- Alloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
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- Pecks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
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- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Analine Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Claymont Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Holly Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- White Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Bellefonte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Edgemoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(24 miles [38.6 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 Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Chestnut Wood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
- Croydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winder Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Newportville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Colwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Folcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Collingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <1>
- Glenolden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Prospect Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Burmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burmont is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Bala - Cynwyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cynwyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- Penn Wynne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Ashmead Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
- Cheltenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ryers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ryers is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Ardmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Narberth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- Elkins Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bryn Mawr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenside is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Queen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Old City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Bartram Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- University City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Port Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Frankford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Tacony
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wissinoming
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissinoming
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station
- Wayne Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamstown, see our County-by-County Page for Williamstown.
Cemeteries Near Williamstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamstown.
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 Williamstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Janvier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Anchor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manahath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Williamstown had a population of 1,549 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Robanna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robanna is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robanna
- Sicklerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cecil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Andrews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
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- Downer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
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- Janvier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Janvier is located in Gloucester County
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- Blue Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Anchor is located in Camden County
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- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braddock is located in Camden County
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- Cedar Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
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- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
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- Williamstown Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- Penbryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
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- Franklinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Gloucester County
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- Iona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iona is located in Gloucester 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 Williamstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamstown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Williamstown ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamstown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Williamstown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Williamstown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Williamstown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of Williamstown.
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 helpful 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 Williamstown:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Gloucester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- New Castle County
- Allegheny County
- Bucks County
- Delaware County
- Montgomery 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 Williamstown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |