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 Woodmere (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 Woodmere. 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 doctors 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.
Woodmere is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Woodmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodmere:
- Ocean County (The home county of Woodmere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Van Hiseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Whitesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bennetts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Cedar Glen West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Vista Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Leisure Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Colliers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Glen Cedar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Crestwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Holiday City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Leisure Village East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Jacobstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Ellisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Country Lake Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Browns Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Fort Dix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juliustown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Pemberton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Bordentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Chatsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Chambers Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mercerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- White Horse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Princeton Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Rosemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Warner Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Princessville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Eldridge Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Parkway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Concordia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Whittingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Clearbrook Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Moerls Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Cranbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Rossmoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Jamesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Princeton Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Brownville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Old Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Maxim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Prospertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Ramtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Ardena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- West Freehold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- Squankum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Hornerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Imlaystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
- Cream Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Allenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Freehold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Blackwells Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Middlebush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Harlingen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Skillman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Richmond County (NY)
- Tottenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Tullytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Edgely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Levittown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thornridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairless Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Oxford Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Valley
- Winder Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Yardley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodmere, see our County-by-County Page for Woodmere.
Cemeteries Near Woodmere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodmere.
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 Woodmere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodmere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <2>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Toms River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Woodmere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodmere.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodmere, with the one closest to Woodmere listed first.
- Whitesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Van Hiseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Bennetts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Cassville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Colliers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
- Southard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- Smithburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Prospertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Lower Squankum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ardena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Red Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodmere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodmere.
Newspapers Published in Woodmere ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodmere.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodmere, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodmere.
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 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 Woodmere:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Somerset County
- Richmond 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> | 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- Woodmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Woodmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |