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 Green Grove (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 Green Grove. 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 Green Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Grove: Green Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Green Grove is located in Monmouth County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monmouth County: Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near Green Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Grove:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Green Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Wayside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wanamassa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
- West Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Asbury Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Neptune City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Shark River Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Loch Arbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Ocean Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Elberon Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
- Oakhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Belmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Ellisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Hudson County
- Bayonne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Princeton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Brownville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cheesequake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Ernston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Madison Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Old Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Runyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Jamesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Sayreville Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Concordia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Herbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Bay Head Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bennetts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Vista Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Leisure Village East
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Whitesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Middlebush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Blackwells Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Ukrainian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Tremley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Perth Amboy Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Gravesend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bensonhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Dyker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
- Fort Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Bay Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Flatlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Canarsie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Flatbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Nassau County (NY)
- Atlantic Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Breezy Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Bayswater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Far Rockaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Tottenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Old Town Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Fort Wadsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Staten Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Westerleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Green Grove.
Cemeteries Near Green Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Grove.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Green Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wayside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Green Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Grove, with the one closest to Green Grove listed first.
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Wayside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Glendola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Pine Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- New Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Asbury Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Belmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Ocean Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Elberon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- West End
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scobeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scobeyville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobeyville
- Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Lower Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Grove.
Newspapers Published in Green Grove ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Green Grove:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Hudson County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Green Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Green Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |