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 Ocean 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 Ocean 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 Ocean 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ocean Grove: Ocean Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ocean Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ocean 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ocean 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 Ocean Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ocean Grove:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Ocean Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Asbury Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Loch Arbour
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Wanamassa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Belmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Shark River Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Elberon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
- West Belmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Elberon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- Oakhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Burlington County
- Ellisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Mercer County
- Twin Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Brownville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Cheesequake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Madison Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Ernston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Old Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Runyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- South Amboy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Jamesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Sayreville Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Concordia
(24 miles [38.6 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 Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Herbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Head Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Arrowhead Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Normandy Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Dover Beaches North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Holiday City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Leisure Village East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Bennetts Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Vista Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Perth Amboy Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Tremley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Gravesend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bensonhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Fort Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Bay Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Dyker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Nassau County (NY)
- Atlantic Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Breezy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Broad Channel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Annadale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Tottenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Grant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Old Town Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Fort Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Heartland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Stapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Staten Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ocean Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Ocean Grove.
Cemeteries Near Ocean Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ocean 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 Ocean Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ocean Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Atlantic View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ocean Grove had a population of 2,754 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ocean Grove, with the one closest to Ocean Grove listed first.
- Asbury Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Belmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Glendola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- New Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Elberon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- West End
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West End is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Allenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
- Branchport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pine Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 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
- North Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Long Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ocean Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ocean Grove.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ocean 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 Ocean Grove.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ocean Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ocean Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ocean Grove.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Ocean Grove.
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 Ocean Grove:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean 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 Ocean 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocean Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |