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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Rockland County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
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:
- Rockland 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.
- Thiells
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Haverstraw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Mount Ivy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
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- Pomona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haverstraw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hempstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Wesley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
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- New Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- New City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New City is located in Rockland County
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- Congers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Concourse Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
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- Beacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Fishkill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Shenandoah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
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- Wiccopee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
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- Hughsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wappingers Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Hopewell Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
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- Nassau County
- Sands Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
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- Washington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Morningside Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
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- East Harlem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Fort Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Central Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuxedo Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Kiryas Joel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
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- Highland Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walton Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
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- Mountainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Continental Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
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- Glenclyffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
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- Putnam Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Cold Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tompkins Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac Mines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
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- Farmers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
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- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Marlboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wallkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
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- New Hurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
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- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Verplanck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crugers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
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- Peekskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ossining
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crompond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scarborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Westchester County
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- Briarcliff Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Banksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- High Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Riverbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Cos Cob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- New Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Canaan is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Mahwah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Park Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Ackermans Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- River Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Saint Josephs Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Wortendyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Campgaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wyckoff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Ridgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Radburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Montclair Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Meadow Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Brookdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Upper Montclair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Nutley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- North Bergen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Guttenberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- West New York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Newfoundland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Taylortown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Lyonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Montville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Powerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Boonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Lake Telemark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Hibernia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Haskell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- West Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Macopin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Paterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Athenia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Little Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Passaic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Singac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Highland Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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- Vernon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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- Hardistonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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- Beaver Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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- McCoys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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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.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Stony Point.
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64840 <2>
- Rose Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- June Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's In Tuxedo Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. John's Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Gethsemane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
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.
- Thiells
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pomona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Garnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Haverstraw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tomkins Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hampstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampstead
- Haverstraw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Verplanck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
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- Congers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oscawana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oscawana is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscawana
- Crugers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 91 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Willow Grove:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |