Welcome to Bayway ...
Bayway is located in Union County<1>.
The location of Bayway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Bayway is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Bayway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Bayway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bayway - it's located in Florida.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bayway.
Communities near Bayway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bayway.
- New York
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- New York lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
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- Newark
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
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- Jersey City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Jersey City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the northeast of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
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- Paterson
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- Paterson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the north of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
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- Clifton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
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- Passaic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Passaic lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
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- Union City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northeast of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
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- Bayonne
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Bayonne lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northeast of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
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- East Orange
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- East Orange lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
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- New Brunswick
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- New Brunswick lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Bayway.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
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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 Bayway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bayway. 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 Bayway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayway. See our Newspapers Page for Bayway.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayway ...
Looking for more information about Bayway? 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 Bayway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bayway.
Adding Bayway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bayway 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 that we've found for Bayway was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Bayway on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Bayway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/
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 Union, 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 Bayway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bayway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6390, Longitude: -74.2124 In this case, the coordinates for Bayway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |