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 West Belmar (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 West Belmar. 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 West Belmar ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Belmar: W. Belmar
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
West Belmar 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 West Belmar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Belmar:
- Monmouth County (The home county of West Belmar)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Belmar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Shark River Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Neptune City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
- Asbury Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- West Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Loch Arbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Wanamassa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Elberon Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Ellisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Jacobstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- 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 West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Brownville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cheesequake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Concordia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Clearbrook Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Ernston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Jamesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Madison Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Old Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Runyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Herbertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Winding River Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Head Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Arrowhead Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Williams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Lakewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Normandy Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Leisure Village East
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Beaches North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Holiday City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Bennetts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Gravesend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bensonhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Fort Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Breezy Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Annadale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Tottenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Great Kills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Old Town Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Fort Wadsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Staten Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Belmar, see our County-by-County Page for West Belmar.
Cemeteries Near West Belmar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Belmar.
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 West Belmar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Belmar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakewood.
- The Greenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1650658 <2>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 West Belmar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Belmar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Belmar, with the one closest to West Belmar listed first.
- Belmar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- New Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Glendola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Asbury Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Herbertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- West Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Bay Head Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- Lower Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Belmar. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Belmar.
Newspapers Published in West Belmar ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Belmar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Belmar, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Belmar.
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 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 West Belmar:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Monmouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Ocean County
- Kings 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 West Belmar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Belmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |