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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 South Media (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 South Media. 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 South Media ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Media: S. Media

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.

South Media is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: New Castle (DE), Gloucester (NJ), Chester, Montgomery & Philadelphia.

Below are the counties that are near South Media. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Media:

  • Delaware County     (The home county of South Media)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Media
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Media is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <1>
    • Rose Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
    • Swarthmore
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wallingford
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Elwyn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Elwyn is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
    • Rutledge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rutledge is located in Delaware County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
    • Brookhaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Garden City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Garden City is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Parkside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Parkside is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
    • Putman Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Putman Village is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Village
    • Woodlyn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Riddle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Bally
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Colebrookdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
    • Ironstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
    • Kenneys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenneys is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • County Line
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Warminster Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
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    • Johnsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
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    • Warminster Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
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    • Casey Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County
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    • Hartsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartsville is located in Bucks County
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    • Ivyland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalfont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Churchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Warrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Green Lane Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
    • Whitehorse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitehorse is located in Chester County
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    • Leopard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Leopard is located in Chester County
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    • Berwyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Devon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Strafford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Strafford is located in Chester County
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    • Duffryn Mawr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
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    • Green Tree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County
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    • Paoli
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coventry Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Coventry Village is located in Chester County
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    • West Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • West Goshen is located in Chester County
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    • Birmingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Birmingham is located in Chester County
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  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Penn Wynne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
    • Ardmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryn Mawr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Narberth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rampart Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
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    • Bala - Cynwyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
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    • Cynwyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
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    • Colonial Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
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    • Gulph Mills Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
    • Gulph Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Conshohocken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Manayunk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
  • Philadelphia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Bartram Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
    • University City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Southwest Center City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
    • Manayunk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
    • Old City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Philadelphia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Queen Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
    • Roxborough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Upsal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Allen Lane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Chestnut Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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    • Aniline Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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    • Carpenter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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    • White Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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    • Whites Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Arden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Claymont Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
    • Windy Bush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
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  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Appleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Bank ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Barksdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
    • Iron Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • West Creek Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
    • Winding Brook Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
    • Andora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
    • Elk Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
    • Cherry Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Delancy Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Old Line Village of Fair Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Maple Shade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Riverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
    • Cinnaminson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
    • Greentree Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Ramblewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Marlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Heritage Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Beverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Willingboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
    • Hainesport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport
    • Burlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Gloucester City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
    • Brooklawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
    • Camden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
    • Morgan Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Ablett Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Wood - Lynne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Glendora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Pennsauken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
    • Westmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Cherry Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Delair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
    • Blackwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Beals Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Seabrook Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • West Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Pleasantville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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    • Cooper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Gibbstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Beckett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Red Bank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Mickleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
    • Thorofare
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
    • Parkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • North Woodbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
    • Woodbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
    • Mantua
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Oak Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.
    • Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Carneys Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
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    • Pennsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
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    • Portertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
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    • Whig Lane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
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    • Pointers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Riddleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Acton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Aldine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
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    • Alloway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Media, see our County-by-County Page for South Media.

Cemeteries Near South Media ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Media.

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 South Media - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Media covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.

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 South Media in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Media.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Media, with the one closest to South Media listed first.

  • Media
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Media is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
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  • Moylan
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Moylan is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moylan
  • Wallingford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Swarthmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Elwyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Elwyn is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
  • Glen Riddle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
  • Mount Alverno
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Alverno is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Alverno
  • Knowlton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Knowlton is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
  • Rutledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rutledge is located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Lenni
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lenni is located in Delaware County
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  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockdale is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Village Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Green is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Bridgewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bridgewater is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Upland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eddystone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Media. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Media.

Newspapers Published in South Media ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Media.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Media, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Media.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Media:

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 South Media, 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- South Media) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.