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>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayway, 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.

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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people

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 we've found for Bayway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, 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.nj.gov/