Welcome to Bay Side ...

Bay Side is located in Ocean County<1>.

Bay Side is near sea level<2>.

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

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 Ocean County and the other is located in Cumberland County.

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

Websites for Bay Side ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bay Side, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bay Side ...

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

• Brigantine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Port Republic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
  • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• West Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
  • West Creek is located in Ocean County
• North Beach Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
  • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
• Ocean Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
  • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
• Parkertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
  • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
• Waretown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waretown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
  • Waretown is located in Ocean County
• Forked River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
  • Forked River is located in Ocean County
• Mystic Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
  • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County

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.

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 North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

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