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 Anchorage (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 Anchorage. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Anchorage is located in Ocean County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Anchorage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anchorage:
- Ocean County (The home county of Anchorage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
- Silverton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Holiday City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Leisure Village East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Beaches North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Normandy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Dover Beaches South
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Silver Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Toms River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Arrowhead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Glen Cedar City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Bay Head Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Browns Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Jacobstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Ellisdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Fort Dix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Speedwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Juliustown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Pemberton Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Sooy Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Concordia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Clearbrook Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Cranbury Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Brownville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Jamesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Rossmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cranbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Cheesequake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Old Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
- Ramtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Maxim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- West Belmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Belmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Shark River Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Ardena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- West Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Asbury Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anchorage, see our County-by-County Page for Anchorage.
Cemeteries Near Anchorage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anchorage.
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 Anchorage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anchorage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
- Silverton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Toms River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Olam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
- The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <1>
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Anchorage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anchorage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
- Silverton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Osbornsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Toms River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Chadwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Bayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- West Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Bay Head Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Herbertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Allenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Southard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Lower Squankum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anchorage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anchorage.
Newspapers Published in Anchorage ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchorage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anchorage, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anchorage.
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 helpful 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 Anchorage:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anchorage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Anchorage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |