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 Smithtown (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 Smithtown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Smithtown is located in Bucks County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bucks County: Burlington (NJ), Hunterdon (NJ), Mercer (NJ), Warren (NJ), Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Smithtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithtown:
- Bucks County (The home county of Smithtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Erwinna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tinicum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum is located in Bucks County
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- Uhlerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County
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- Lumberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upper Black Eddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bedminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Bucks County
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- Gardenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Solebury is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solebury
- Kintnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
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- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Huffs Church
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
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- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Red Lion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
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- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Berks County
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- Eshbach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
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- Rittenhouse Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
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- Bechtelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Coopersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Friedensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
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- Fountain Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Limeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
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- Rittersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
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- Dillingerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
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- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Allentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hosensack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
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- Zionsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
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- Old Zionsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Souderton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Telford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meetinghouse Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Prospectville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prospectville is located in Montgomery County
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- Cowpath Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Franconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomeryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clearbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clearbrook Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Lansdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Lower Saucon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
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- Wassergass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
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- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
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- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Glendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Leithsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
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- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hellertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
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- West Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Easton is located in Northampton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Williamsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County
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- Palmer Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County
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- Steel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
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- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Bustleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County
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- Morrell Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County
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- Chestnut Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
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- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
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- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Lane Station is located in Philadelphia County
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- Pennypack Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County
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- Pittville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Allen Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
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- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
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- Crescentville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
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- Fern Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
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- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Roebling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebling
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Bordentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Kinkora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Idell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Barbertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Baptistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Locktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Rosemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Sergeantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Everittstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Prallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Sand Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Lambertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Mercer County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Titusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Bear Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Mount Rose
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Ewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- West Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
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- Parkway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Eldridge Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Park
- Princessville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Warner Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Middlesex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
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- Heathcote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
- Kendall Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
- Plainsboro Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
- Plainsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Franklin Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Monmouth Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
- Princeton Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Crestmoore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Long Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Hacklebarney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Naughright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Somerset County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Woodfern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Skillman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Harlingen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- North Branch Depot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Blackwells Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Finderne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Bedminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Gladstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Bound Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Middlebush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Ukrainian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County (NJ)
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- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Warren Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Asbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Stewartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Phillipsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Brass Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Montana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Hazen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Belvidere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Karrsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithtown, see our County-by-County Page for Smithtown.
Cemeteries Near Smithtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithtown.
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 Smithtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Hillpot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wismer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Tinicum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baptistown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plumstead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nockamixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Solebury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holcombe Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(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.<3>
While we didn't find Smithtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
- Erwinna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tinicum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum is located in Bucks County
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- Idell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Barbertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byram is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
- Uhlerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
- Pipersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wismer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wismer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wismer
- Lumberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Baptistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Ottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithtown.
Newspapers Published in Smithtown ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithtown, 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 Smithtown.
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 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 Smithtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bucks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Indiana County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- Burlington County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Smithtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |