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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 Dover Beaches South (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 Dover Beaches South. 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 Dover Beaches South ...

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 Dover Beaches South: Dover Bchs. South

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Dover Beaches South 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 Dover Beaches South. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dover Beaches South:

  • Ocean County     (The home county of Dover Beaches South)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Beaches South, with the one closest to Dover Beaches South listed first.
    • Dover Beaches North
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
      • Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
    • Normandy Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
      • Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Holiday City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
    • Toms River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
      • Toms River is located in Ocean County
    • Leisure Village East
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
      • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
    • Silver Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
      • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
    • Arrowhead Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
      • Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
    • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
      • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
    • Glen Cedar City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
      • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
    • Holiday Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
      • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
    • Herbertsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
      • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
    • Forked River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
      • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • Burlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Beaches South, with the one closest to Dover Beaches South listed first.
    • Country Lake Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Browns Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
      • Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Chatsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
    • Presidential Lakes Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Speedwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
      • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
    • Jacobstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
      • Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
    • Ellisdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
      • Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
    • Fort Dix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
      • Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
  • Mercer County
    • Twin Rivers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
      • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
  • Middlesex County
    • Moerls Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
      • Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Monmouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Beaches South, with the one closest to Dover Beaches South listed first.
    • Ramtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
      • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
    • Allenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
      • Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
    • Allaire Village ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
      • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
      • Allaire Village has also been known as:
      • Allaire
    • West Belmar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Belmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
      • West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
    • Maxim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
      • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
    • Belmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
      • Belmar is located in Monmouth County
    • Squankum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
      • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
    • Shark River Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shark River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
      • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
    • Neptune City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
      • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
    • West Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
      • West Grove is located in Monmouth County
    • Asbury Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
      • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
    • Ocean Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
      • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County

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

Newspapers Published in Dover Beaches South ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Beaches South.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dover Beaches South, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dover Beaches South.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Dover Beaches South:

Cemeteries Near Dover Beaches South ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dover Beaches South.

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 Dover Beaches South covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dover Beaches South, with the one closest to Dover Beaches South listed first.

  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Ocean County Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean County Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean County Memorial Park
  • B'nai Israel Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Memorial Park
  • Toms River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toms River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toms River Cemetery
  • Good Luck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Luck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Luck Cemetery
  • Olam Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olam Cemetery
  • White Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Lawn Cemetery
  • St. Maximillian Kolbe Roman Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai 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.<4>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover Beaches South, with the one closest to Dover Beaches South listed first.

  • Chadwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
    • Chadwick is located in Ocean County
  • Bayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • Bayville is located in Ocean County
  • Osbornsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
    • Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
  • Silverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
    • Silverton is located in Ocean County
  • Toms River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
    • Toms River is located in Ocean County
  • Bay Head Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Head Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
    • Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
  • West Point Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
    • West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
  • Forked River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • Herbertsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
    • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  • Lakewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
  • Allenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
    • Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
  • Waretown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Whitesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
      • Whitesville is located in Ocean County
    • Allaire Village ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
      • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
      • Allaire Village has also been known as:
      • Allaire
    • Lower Squankum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Squankum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
      • Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dover Beaches South. 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>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dover Beaches South) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dover Beaches South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9557, Longitude: -74.0743       In this case, the coordinates for Dover Beaches South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dover Beaches South, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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