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Welcome to Bay Side ...

Bay Side is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay Side, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bay Side is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Bay Side lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bay Side: 856

Communities Also Named Bay Side ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Bay Side: This one is located in Cumberland County and the other is located in Ocean County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Side.

Communities near Bay Side ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay Side.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bay Side. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay Side.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bay Side. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Side.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Side. See our Newspapers Page for Bay Side.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Side ...

Looking for more information about Bay Side? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bay Side, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bay Side.

Adding Bay Side to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bay Side in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bay Side was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay Side.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay Side - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.