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 Laurel Harbor (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 Laurel Harbor. 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 Laurel Harbor ...
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 Laurel Harbor: Laurel Hbr. (or less commonly used: Laurel Harb. or Laurel Hrbr.)
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 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.
Laurel Harbor 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 Laurel Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Harbor:
- Ocean County (The home county of Laurel Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Harbor, with the one closest to Laurel Harbor listed first.
- Bayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Forked River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Waretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Dover Beaches South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Toms River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Dover Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Holiday Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Silver Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Dover Beaches North
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Normandy Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Silverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Atlantic County
- Port Republic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Harbor, with the one closest to Laurel Harbor 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Speedwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Gretna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Wading River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Browns Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Fort Dix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Jacobstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Green Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Harbor, with the one closest to Laurel Harbor listed first.
- Ramtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Maxim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- West Belmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Belmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Shark River Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Ardena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Neptune City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- West Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Harbor.
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 Laurel Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Harbor, with the one closest to Laurel Harbor listed first.
- Good Luck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bayville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Old Waretown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Meeting Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toms River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silverton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Laurel Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Harbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Harbor, with the one closest to Laurel Harbor listed first.
- Forked River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Bayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Waretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Toms River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Chadwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Beach View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beach View is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach View
- Silverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Long Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Osbornsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Manahawkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Cedar Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mayetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Staffordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Harbor ...
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 Laurel Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Harbor, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Harbor.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Laurel Harbor:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- 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> | 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 Laurel Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Laurel Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |