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 Bay Shore (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 Bay Shore. 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 Bay Shore ...
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: Bayshore.
- A typical abbreviation for Bay Shore: Bay Shr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bay Shore. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Shore.
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 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.
Bay Shore 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 Bay Shore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Shore:
- Ocean County (The home county of Bay Shore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shore, with the one closest to Bay Shore listed first.
- Dover Beaches South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Dover Beaches North
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Bayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Normandy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Toms River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Holiday City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silver Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Leisure Village East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Glen Cedar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Holiday Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Arrowhead Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shore, with the one closest to Bay Shore listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Chatsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Browns Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Speedwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Jacobstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Ellisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Fort Dix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Juliustown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Pemberton Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Sooy Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- New Gretna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Wading River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Mercer County
- Twin Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shore, with the one closest to Bay Shore listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Clearbrook Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Shore, with the one closest to Bay Shore listed first.
- Ramtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- West Belmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Belmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Shark River Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Ocean Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- West Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Ardena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Shore, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Shore.
Cemeteries Near Bay Shore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Shore.
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 Bay Shore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Shore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Shore, with the one closest to Bay Shore listed first.
- Bayville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toms River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Luck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelly Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bay Shore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay Shore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Shore, with the one closest to Bay Shore listed first.
- Bayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Chadwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Toms River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Osbornsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Forked River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Bay Head Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- West Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Waretown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Herbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Allenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Southard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bay Shore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Shore.
Newspapers Published in Bay Shore ...
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 Bay Shore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Shore, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Shore.
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 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 Bay Shore:
- 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 '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- Bay Shore) 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 Bay Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |