Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brant Beach (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brant Beach. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Brant Beach ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Brant Beach: Brant Bch.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brant Beach is located in Ocean County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.

Below are the counties that are near Brant Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brant Beach:

• Ocean County     (The home county of Brant Beach)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brant Beach, with the one closest to Brant Beach listed first.
  • Beach Haven West
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
    • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
  • North Beach Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
    • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
  • North Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Eagleswood Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
    • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
  • Mayetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
    • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
  • Staffordville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
    • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
  • West Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
    • West Creek is located in Ocean County
  • Manahawkin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
  • Parkertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
    • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
  • Ocean Acres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
  • Mystic Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
    • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
  • Waretown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waretown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
    • Waretown is located in Ocean County
• Atlantic County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brant Beach, with the one closest to Brant Beach listed first.
  • Brigantine
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Port Republic
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Absecon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Atlantic City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
    • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
  • Pomona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Atlantic County
  • West Atlantic City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atlantic City
    • West Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Egg Harbor City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Pleasantville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Ventnor City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Sweetwater
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
  • Margate City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
    • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
  • Northfield
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Burlington County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Brant Beach, with the one closest to Brant Beach listed first.
  • New Gretna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
    • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
  • Wading River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
    • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Speedwell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
  • Washington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Chatsworth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
  • Batsto Village ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
    • Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
    • Batsto Village has also been known as:
    • Batsto
  • Country Lake Estates
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
    • Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
  • Presidential Lakes Estates
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Lakes Estates
    • Presidential Lakes Estates is located in Burlington County
  • Sooy Place
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
    • Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
  • Atsion
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
    • Atsion is located in Burlington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brant Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Brant Beach.

Newspapers Published in Brant Beach ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brant Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brant Beach, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brant Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brant Beach:

• Websites specific to New Jersey
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the New Jersey State Archives

• Pages specific to Ocean County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Atlantic County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Burlington County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Ocean County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Ocean County

Cemeteries Near Brant Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brant Beach.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brant Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brant Beach, with the one closest to Brant Beach listed first.

• Staffordville Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staffordville Cemetery
• Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
• West Creek Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Creek Cemetery
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
• Old Methodist Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
• Friends Meeting Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Meeting Cemetery
• Masonic Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• Old Waretown Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Waretown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Waretown Cemetery
• Ocean Community Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Community Cemetery
• Reevestown Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reevestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reevestown Cemetery
• Continue List   (42 more) ...
  • Miller Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Leek - McKeen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leek - McKeen Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Brant Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brant Beach.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brant Beach, with the one closest to Brant Beach listed first.

• North Beach Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
  • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
• Long Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Ocean County
• Cedar Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
• Mayetta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
  • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
• Staffordville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
  • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
• West Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
  • West Creek is located in Ocean County
• Manahawkin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
  • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
• Beach View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
  • Beach View is located in Ocean County
• Waretown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waretown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
  • Waretown is located in Ocean County
• New Gretna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
  • New Gretna is located in Burlington County
• Leeds Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Point
  • Leeds Point is located in Atlantic County
• Forked River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
  • Forked River is located in Ocean County
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Wading River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
    • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Port Republic
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Oceanville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Oceanville is located in Atlantic County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brant Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brant Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brant Beach. 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/