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 Willow Grove (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 Willow Grove. 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 Willow Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Willowgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Willow Grove: Willow Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Willow Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Grove.
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.
Willow Grove is located in Salem 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 Salem County: New Castle (DE), Cumberland & Gloucester.
Below are the counties that are near Willow Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Grove:
- Salem County (The home county of Willow Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Norma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Olivet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Whig Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Riddleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Portertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Mizpah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Gigantic City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Milmay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Hammonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Da Costa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Weymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Dorothy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Mays Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Estellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Clarkstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Estell Manor
(21 miles [33.8 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 Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Atsion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Dellette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Marlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Greentree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Oakwood Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Green Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Ramblewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Maple Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Fox Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(28 miles [45.1 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 Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Sicklerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Ancora
(15 miles [24.1 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 northeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Penbryn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- 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
- Blackwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Tansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Laurel Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Overbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Atco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Belleplain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Eldora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Tuckahoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Dennisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Dennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Rosenhayn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- South Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Seabrook Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Bridgeton Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Beals Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Bridgeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Fairton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Star Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Victory Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Downer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ferrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Avis Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Buckingham Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Mullica Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Salina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Turnersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Analine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Bellefonte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Claymont Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Port Penn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ardencroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Carpenter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Westinghouse Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eddystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folcroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridley Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trainer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Colwyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Darby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Bartram Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Queen Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Old City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southwest Center City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- University City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Port Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Grove.
Cemeteries Near Willow Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Grove.
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 Willow Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Alliance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siloam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Janvier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Willow Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Malaga
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Malaga is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- North Vineland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vineland
- Iona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iona is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Franklinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklinville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Centerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
- Rosenhayn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Janvier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Janvier is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janvier
- Palatine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Husted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Husted is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husted
- Harding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harding is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Monroeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Grove.
Newspapers Published in Willow Grove ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Grove.
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 Willow Grove:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Salem County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- New Castle 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 Willow Grove, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |