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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 Wayne (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 Wayne. 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 and hospitals 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.

Wayne is located in Passaic 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 Passaic County: Bergen, Essex, Morris, Sussex, Orange (NY) & Rockland (NY).

Below are the counties that are near Wayne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wayne:

  • Passaic County     (The home county of Wayne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Preakness
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Singac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Wayne to Singac
    • Paterson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Haskell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
      • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
    • Little Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
      • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Little Falls
      • From Wayne to Little Falls
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village at Little Falls
      • The Village at Little Falls is located in Passaic County
    • Athenia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Macopin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Passaic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Delawanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bergen County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County
    • Meadow Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
    • Caldwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
    • West Caldwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Montclair Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Borough of Essex Fells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
      • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
    • Essex Fells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
      • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
    • Verona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Essex County
    • Upper Montclair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montclair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brookdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookdale
      • From Wayne to Brookdale
  • Hudson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Kearny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Secaucus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bergen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Guttenberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Union City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West New York
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • West New York is located in Hudson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Bergen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
      • Bergen is located in Hudson County
    • Weehawken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weehawken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County
    • Communipaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoboken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jersey City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunterdon County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • North Edison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Potters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Avenel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Colonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonia
      • Colonia is located in Middlesex County
    • Iselin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iselin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
      • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
    • Edgar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgar
      • From Wayne to Edgar
    • Menlo Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
      • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Port Reading
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Samptown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Boynton Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pumptown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pumptown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
      • Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pumptown
      • From Wayne to Pumptown
    • Sewaren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewaren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewaren
      • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
  • Morris County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Union Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County
    • Smalleytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smalleytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
      • Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smalleytown
      • From Wayne to Smalleytown
    • Gladstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedminster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
      • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
    • Bound Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Edison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mahola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Highland Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
    • Sparta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hardistonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopatcong Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mohawk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
      • Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
    • Beaver Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
    • Armstrong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McCoys Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Union County
    • Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Benders Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Elmora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmora
      • From Wayne to Elmora
    • Feltville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Berkeley Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cranford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Elizabeth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Park Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Union County
    • Westfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Allamuchy - Panther Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hackettstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Long Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
      • Long Bridge is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Long Bridge
      • From Wayne to Long Bridge
  • Bronx County (NY)
  • Kings County (NY)
  • Nassau County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • East Atlantic Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlantic Beach
      • East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County (NY)
    • Great Neck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
      • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County (NY)
    • Kings Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Saddle Rock Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock Estates
      • Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
    • Saddle Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
      • Saddle Rock is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddle Rock <3>
    • Great Neck Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Estates
      • Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
    • Great Neck Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
      • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County (NY)
    • Great Neck Plaza
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Plaza
      • Great Neck Plaza is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,006 people
    • Kensington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Kensington is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Manorhaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
      • Manorhaven is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
    • Port Washington North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington North
      • Port Washington North is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • New York County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Washington Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Morningside Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Inwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Delano Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
      • Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Harlem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manhattan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Park West Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
      • Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Seneca Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • East Harlem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwich Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • University Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in New York County (NY)
  • Orange County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Sterling Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tuxedo Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo Park <3>
    • Greenwood Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
      • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <3>
    • Homestead Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
      • Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Warwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Edenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edenville
      • From Wayne to Edenville
    • Amity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Harriman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harriman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
      • Harriman is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harriman
      • From Wayne to Harriman
    • Walton Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
      • Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Pine Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
      • Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Island
      • From Wayne to Big Island
  • Queens County (NY)
  • Richmond County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Port Richmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Bloomfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
    • Graniteville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Westerleigh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • New Brighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Staten Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Heartland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Grant City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Old Town Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Fort Wadsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Kills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Kills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
      • Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Great Kills
      • From Wayne to Great Kills
    • Oakwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockland County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Suffern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Airmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
      • Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
    • Hillburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
      • Hillburn is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <3>
    • Ramapo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramapo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Chestnut Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
      • Chestnut Ridge is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Ridge <3>
    • Tallman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sloatsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloatsburg
      • Sloatsburg is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloatsburg <3>
    • Monsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsey
      • Monsey is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monsey <3>
    • Montebello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montebello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
      • Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
    • Pearl River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <3>
    • Kaser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nanuet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westchester County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
    • Yonkers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hastings-on-Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bryn Mawr Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dobbs Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Nepperhan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ardsley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardsley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
      • Ardsley is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ardsley
      • From Wayne to Ardsley
    • Irvington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
    • Bronxville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Eastchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastchester <3>
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wayne, see our County-by-County Page for Wayne.

Cemeteries Near Wayne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayne.

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 Wayne - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wayne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wayne had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.

  • Pompton Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Plains
    • Pompton Plains is located in Morris County
  • Pequannock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequannock
    • Pequannock is located in Morris County
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
  • Pompton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton
    • Pompton is located in Passaic County
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Essex County
  • Singac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
    • Singac is located in Passaic County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Singac
    • From Wayne to Singac
  • Pompton Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Junction
    • Pompton Junction is located in Passaic County
  • Paterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
  • Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Morris County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Butler
    • From Wayne to Butler
  • Brook Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Valley
    • Brook Valley is located in Morris County
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Essex County
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    • Little Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
      • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Little Falls
      • From Wayne to Little Falls
    • Riverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Passaic County
    • Wyckoff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wayne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wayne.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wayne ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayne.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wayne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wayne and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wayne.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> of Wayne.

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 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 Wayne:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Wayne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Wayne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9489, Longitude: -74.2736