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 Wanamassa (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 Wanamassa. 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.
Wanamassa 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 Wanamassa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wanamassa:
- Monmouth County (The home county of Wanamassa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Loch Arbour
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- West Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Asbury Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Ocean Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Oakhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Elberon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Neptune City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Belmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Burlington County
- Ellisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Hudson County
- Bayonne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Mercer County
- Twin Rivers
(24 miles [38.6 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 Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Morristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Brownville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Cheesequake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Ernston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Madison Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Old Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Runyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Sayreville Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- South Amboy
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Concordia
(22 miles [35.4 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 Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Herbertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Head Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Arrowhead Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Bennetts Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Normandy Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Leisure Village East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Beaches North
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Holiday City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Somerset County
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Perth Amboy Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tremley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Rahway
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Gravesend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bensonhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Dyker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
- Fort Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Bay Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Flatlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Canarsie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Flatbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Atlantic Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Breezy Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Far Rockaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Tottenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Fort Wadsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Heartland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Old Town Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Staten Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Stapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wanamassa, see our County-by-County Page for Wanamassa.
Cemeteries Near Wanamassa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wanamassa.
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 Wanamassa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wanamassa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Church 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>
While we didn't find Wanamassa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wanamassa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wanamassa, with the one closest to Wanamassa listed first.
- Ocean Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Asbury Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Glendola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Belmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Elberon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- New Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- West End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West End is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pine Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- North Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Long Branch
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wanamassa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wanamassa.
Newspapers Published in Wanamassa ...
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 Wanamassa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wanamassa, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wanamassa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wanamassa:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Hudson County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Somerset 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 Wanamassa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wanamassa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |