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A visit to the Ocean County Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ocean County Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ocean County Memorial Park (FG ID #100147)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ocean County Memorial Park ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Ocean County Memorial Park, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ocean County Memorial Park

Lat:   39.7950°   (39° 47' 42")

Lon:   -74.2284°   (-74° 13' 42")

The cemetery is located in Ocean County<2>.

As an estimate, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.

The county seat for Ocean County is located in Toms River. Toms River lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Ocean County Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Ocean County Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Ocean Community Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Ocean County Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ocean County Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Old Waretown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Waretown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Waretown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Waretown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ocean County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friends Meeting Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Meeting Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Meeting Cemetery is located in Ocean County
  • Good Luck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Luck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Luck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Luck Cemetery is located in Ocean County
  • Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Ocean County
  • Reevestown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reevestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reevestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reevestown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Staffordville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Creek Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • B'nai Israel Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Israel Memorial Park is located in Ocean County
    • Toms River Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toms River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toms River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toms River Cemetery is located in Ocean County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ocean County Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ocean County Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Waretown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waretown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
    • Waretown is located in Ocean County
  • Forked River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
  • Manahawkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mayetta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Beach Haven West
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
    • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Forge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagleswood Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
    • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
  • Staffordville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Davenport is located in Ocean County
    • Holiday Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
      • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
    • West Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge at Crestwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge at Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
      • Pine Ridge at Crestwood is located in Ocean County
    • Toms River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
      • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
    • Parkertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Crestwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
      • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Wheatland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover Beaches South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches South have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
      • Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
    • Whiting
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roosevelt City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
      • Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
    • Glen Cedar City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
      • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
    • Cedar Glen Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
      • Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ocean County Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Ocean County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ocean County Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

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

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ocean County Memorial Park:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ocean County Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #873782  (Ocean Community Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #873782 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Forked River
    • County: Ocean         Elev: 18
    • Location given for GNIS #873782 (Ocean Community Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100147

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ocean County Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7950, Longitude: -74.2284    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.