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Welcome to Bayville ...

Bayville is located in Ocean County<1>.


The location of Bayville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Bayville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bayville: (732) and (848)<4>

Websites for Bayville ...

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

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

Communities Also Named Bayville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bayville - they are located in Delaware, Maine, New York (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bayville ...

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

  • Silver Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Beaches South
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches South have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
    • Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
  • Forked River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • Holiday Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
    • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Beaches North
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
    • Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
  • Holiday City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
    • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
  • Glen Cedar City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
    • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
  • Leisure Village East
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
    • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
  • Normandy Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
    • Normandy Beach 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 Bayville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bayville. 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 Bayville.

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

Adding Bayville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayville 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 Bayville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bayville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (848) is an overlay for area code (732).









 

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