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 Holly Park (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 Holly Park. 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.
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 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.
Holly Park is located in Ocean 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 Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Park:
- Ocean County (The home county of Holly Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Park, with the one closest to Holly Park listed first.
- Bayville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Toms River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Forked River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Dover Beaches South
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Silver Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Holiday Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Dover Beaches North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Waretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Dover Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Holiday City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Normandy Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Park, with the one closest to Holly Park listed first.
- Chatsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Country Lake Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Speedwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Browns Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Jacobstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- New Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Wading River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Fort Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Sooy Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Ellisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Pemberton Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Park, with the one closest to Holly Park listed first.
- Ramtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Maxim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Squankum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- West Belmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Belmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Ardena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- West Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Asbury Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Park, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Park.
Cemeteries Near Holly Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Park.
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 Holly Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Park, with the one closest to Holly Park listed first.
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bayville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
- The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <1>
- Good Luck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Waretown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
- The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ocean Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <1>
- Silverton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toms River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (61 more) ...
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Holly Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Park, with the one closest to Holly Park listed first.
- Bayville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Forked River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Toms River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Waretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Chadwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Silverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Osbornsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Beach View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beach View is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bay Head Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- West Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Lakewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Long Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Long Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Park.
Newspapers Published in Holly Park ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Park, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Holly Park:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Monmouth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holly Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Holly Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |