Researchers may be interested in exploring other repositories’ holdings and other digital history resources for more information about Haddonfield-related topics.
For more information about the Historical Society’s Archives Center and Research Library collections, click here.
OTHER LOCAL REPOSITORIES
Camden County Historical Society – http://www.cchsnj.org/
- CCHS Archives web page includes tips on accessing South Jersey deeds and vital records at the bottom of this page: https://www.cchsnj.org/archives
Gloucester County Historical Society – http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgchs/
Haverford College Libraries (for records of Haddonfield Monthly Meeting) – http://library.haverford.edu/
Historical Society of Pennsylvania – http://hsp.org/
CEMETERIES
Haddonfield Baptist Cemetery – https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1648983/haddonfield-baptist-cemetery
Haddonfield Friends Burial Ground:
- scroll down to the bottom of this page for an inventory from 2009-2010: http://www.haddonfieldfriendsmeeting.org/wordpress/?page_id=212
- https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2254754/haddonfield-friends-cemetery
Haddonfield Methodist Cemetery – https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2130606/haddonfield-methodist-cemetery
Mount Peace Cemetery in Lawnside – https://haddonfieldhistory.org/archives-center/mount-peace-cemetery-records/
DIRECTORIES
1901 – Hoopes’ Haddonfield Directory (includes Ashland, Batesville, Ellisburg, Haddon Heights and Westmont) – https://archive.org/details/hoopes_haddonfield_1901
1925 – Directory of Haddonfield Including Batesville – https://archive.org/details/1925-haddonfield-directory
“Haddon Heights City Directory Index,” Haddon Heights Library – http://www.haddonheightslibrary.com/citydirectory/
MAPS
1808 – “Hills Record & Historical Map or Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Environs,” published by the Author and Principal Booksellers in Philadelphia, 1808 – http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/mg/di/m011/Map0106Interface.html?fbclid=IwAR2xsACiYp7NH42aN8NPbxXaz6w6EVUUV4cjY-pxxIfaQ2-M6qIOLA9OjEo
1847 – “Map of the Circuit of Ten Miles Around the City of Philadelphia,” published by Robert P. Smith in 1847 – https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/MSIDAA00001?fbclid=IwAR2IiXUIlWIJ-ZuubViRAKoXvWEs25TLBXtQ8xDZGJ3TX2cCHx84J5APQDM
1857 – Haddonfield inset of “Map of Camden County, New Jersey,” published by R. L. Barnes in 1857 – https://www.loc.gov/item/2012590162/
1877 – Borough of Haddonfield map in “Atlas of Philadelphia and Environs,” published by G. M. Hopkins in 1877 – https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/10130
1887-1914 – Sanborn Maps of New Jersey: Haddonfield maps from 1887, 1892, 1897, 1902, 1908, and 1914 – http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/sanborn/camden/haddonfield.html
1889 – “Baist’s Map of Philadelphia and Environs,” published by G. Wm. Baist in 1889 – https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/16580
1907 – Three plates of Haddonfield and Centre Township maps in “Atlas of the Vicinity of Camden, New Jersey,” published by G. M. Hopkins in 1907 – https://archive.org/details/gmhopkins-1907-haddonfield
1919 – Sanborn Maps of New Jersey: Westmont map from 1919 – https://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/sanborn/camden/westmont.html
Maps of New Jersey – http://www.mapofus.org/newjersey/
NEWSPAPERS
Haddonfield Basket (1874-1876) and The Basket (1887-1891) digitized by the Historical Society of Haddonfield – https://archive.org/details/haddonfieldhistory
Haddon Gazette (1902-1990) and other local newspapers digitized by Haddonfield Public Library – http://haddonfield.advantage-preservation.com/
Many Camden-area newspapers are available on Newspapers.com (subscription-based service)
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
“An Oral History of Haddonfield” (12 interviews conducted in celebration of Haddonfield’s 300th anniversary) – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9DiO11iQMt0vUOjM-AZag
Background on Samuel Nicholson Rhoads, one of the founders of the Historical Society and a noted naturalist – https://haddonfieldhistory.org/research-library/background-on-samuel-rhoads/
“Black and Red,” HMHS Marching Band History Project – https://sites.google.com/a/haddonfieldband.org/black-and-red/
Camden County Genealogy Resources – FamilySearch Wiki – https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Camden_County,_New_Jersey_Genealogy
Haddonfield Historic Preservation Commission – http://www.haddonfieldnj.org/borough_boards-historic.php
Historical Society of Haddonfield newsletters from 1958-2011 – https://archive.org/details/haddonfieldhistory
Historical Society of Haddonfield publications from 1922 –
Philadelphia Architects & Buildings (includes 40 projects in Haddonfield) – http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/
“Place Names in and About Haddonfield,” by William R. Farr, Historical Society of Haddonfield – http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/books/farr/hddnfldplcnmsfarr.htm
“Reconstructing Snow Hill: Lawnside, New Jersey Pre-1926” – http://snowhillgenealogy.com/
“The Changing Landscape of Camden County, New Jersey” (includes historical maps of Haddonfield and other Camden County locations) – http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/CAMDEN_COUNTY/OldCamden.html
West Jersey History Project – http://westjerseyhistory.org/
West Jersey and South Jersey Heritage – http://westjersey.org/
Updated 6/24/2021