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 Summit East (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 Summit East. 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 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.
Summit East 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 Summit East. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit East:
- Ocean County (The home county of Summit East)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit East, with the one closest to Summit East listed first.
- Silver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Glen Cedar City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Holiday Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Toms River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Leisure Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Dover Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Pine Ridge at Crestwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Leisure Village East
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Cedar Glen West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Bayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit East, with the one closest to Summit East listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Browns Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Jacobstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Ellisdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Fort Dix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Speedwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Juliustown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Sooy Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Pemberton Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- Chambers Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit East, with the one closest to Summit East listed first.
- Twin Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- White Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Mercerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Princeton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Warner Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Village
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit East, with the one closest to Summit East listed first.
- Clearbrook Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Moerls Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Whittingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Jamesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Cranbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Rossmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Brownville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Princeton Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Cheesequake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit East, with the one closest to Summit East listed first.
- Ramtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Maxim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Squankum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Allenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Prospertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
- Ardena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Hornerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- West Belmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Belmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Shark River Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Cream Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit East, see our County-by-County Page for Summit East.
Cemeteries Near Summit East ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit East.
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 Summit East - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit East covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit East, with the one closest to Summit East listed first.
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toms River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old St. John's Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (103 more) ...
- Bayville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Summit East in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summit East.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summit East, with the one closest to Summit East listed first.
- Toms River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Osbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Forked River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Chadwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Van Hiseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Bennetts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buckingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- West Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit East. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit East.
Newspapers Published in Summit East ...
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 Summit East.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit East, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit East.
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 Summit East:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summit East) 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 Summit East, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |