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 Silver Ridge (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 Silver Ridge. 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 Silver Ridge ...
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 Silver Ridge: Silver Rdg. (or less commonly used: Silver Rdge. or Silver Ridg.)
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Silver Ridge 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 Silver Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Ridge:
- Ocean County (The home county of Silver Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Ridge, with the one closest to Silver Ridge listed first.
- Toms River
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Holiday Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Glen Cedar City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Dover Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Holiday City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Leisure Village East
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Leisure Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge at Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood is located in Ocean County
- Cedar Glen West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Dover Beaches South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Crestwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Ridge, with the one closest to Silver Ridge listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(18 miles [29 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
- Chatsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Browns Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jacobstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Speedwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Fort Dix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Ellisdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Sooy Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Pemberton Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Chambers Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Ridge, with the one closest to Silver Ridge listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Edinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- White Horse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Ridge, with the one closest to Silver Ridge listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Concordia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Cranbury Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Moerls Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Whittingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Cranbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jamesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Rossmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Brownville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Ridge, with the one closest to Silver Ridge listed first.
- Ramtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Maxim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Maxim 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
- Squankum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Allenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- West Belmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Prospertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Belmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Shark River Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Ocean Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Cream Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Silver Ridge ...
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 Silver Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Ridge, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Ridge.
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 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 Silver Ridge:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Jersey State Archives
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monmouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Burlington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Ocean County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Ocean County
Cemeteries Near Silver Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Ridge.
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 Silver Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Ridge, with the one closest to Silver Ridge listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- 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
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- 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
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Applegate Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160767 <4>
- St. Maximillian Kolbe Roman Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Maximillian Kolbe Roman Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Toms River.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Maximillian Kolbe Roman Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2495814 <4>
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Olam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. John's Church Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
- Good Luck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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
- Evergreen 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.<5>
While we didn't find Silver Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Ridge, with the one closest to Silver Ridge listed first.
- Toms River
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Bayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Forked River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Chadwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Osbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Whiting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Waretown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - West Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bennetts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Southard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Ridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Ridge. 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.nj.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Silver Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9593, Longitude: -74.2185 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Silver Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |