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 Woodmansie (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 Woodmansie. 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.
Woodmansie is located in Burlington 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 Burlington County: Atlantic, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Bucks (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Woodmansie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodmansie:
- Burlington County (The home county of Woodmansie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Chatsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Country Lake Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Browns Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Sooy Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Fort Dix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Pemberton Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Fox Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Juliustown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weekstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Nesco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Egg Harbor City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Port Republic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Da Costa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Oceanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Collings Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Absecon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waterford Works
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Ancora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Atco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Kresson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Tansboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Greentree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Penbryn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Gloucester County
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- White Horse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Twin Rivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mercerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Warner Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Hornerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Prospertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Cream Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Polhemustown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
- Imlaystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Maxim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Ramtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Ardena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Squankum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Roosevelt City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Crestwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Dover Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Colliers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Leisure Knoll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Tullytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Wheat Sheaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Croydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Levittown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Thornridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Fairless Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Wood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodmansie, see our County-by-County Page for Woodmansie.
Cemeteries Near Woodmansie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodmansie.
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 Woodmansie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodmansie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reevestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
- The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ocean Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <2>
- Old Zoar Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Assumption Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Assumption Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Egypt.
- The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
- Assumption Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
- Church of the Assumption Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976034 <2>
- Masonic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Meeting Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Old Waretown Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Good Luck Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Woodmansie had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodmansie, with the one closest to Woodmansie listed first.
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Buckingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Browns Mills Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills Junction is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills Junction
- Browns Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- New Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Pointville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pointville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointville
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Cookstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cookstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
- Colliers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Pemberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Pemberton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pemberton
- Buddtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buddtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
- Tabernacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodmansie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodmansie.
Newspapers Published in Woodmansie ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodmansie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodmansie, 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 Woodmansie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Woodmansie:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Burlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Bucks 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 Woodmansie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodmansie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |