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 Deal (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 Deal. 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 Deal ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Deal: W. Deal
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 and hospitals 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 Deal 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 Deal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Deal:
- Monmouth County (The home county of West Deal)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Wanamassa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
- Elberon Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
- 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
- Loch Arbour
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Oakhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Elberon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- Wayside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- 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
- West Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Ocean Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Shark River Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Belmar
(4 miles [6.4 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- The following are listed by their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- 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
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Brownville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- 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
- Cheesequake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Ernston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Madison Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Runyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- 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
- South Amboy
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Perth Amboy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- 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
- 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 West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Arrowhead Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
- Lakewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Bennetts Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
- Normandy Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Silverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- 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
- Leisure Village East
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Dover Beaches North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Somerset County
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 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 West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Tremley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Perth Amboy Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Brighton Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- Coney Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Bath Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Gravesend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Sheepshead Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Bensonhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
- Fort Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
- Bay Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- 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
- Flatlands
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Atlantic Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Cedarhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Breezy Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Bayswater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Far Rockaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Tottenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
- Annadale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
- Great Kills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Old Town Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- 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
- Staten Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Stapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Westerleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Deal, see our County-by-County Page for West Deal.
Cemeteries Near West Deal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Deal.
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 Deal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Deal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monmouth Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Bank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Deal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Deal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Deal, with the one closest to West Deal listed first.
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Elberon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elberon is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
- Wayside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- West End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Glendola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- New Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Belmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pine Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- North Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Long Branch
- Shrewsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Deal. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Deal.
Newspapers Published in West Deal ...
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 West Deal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Deal, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Deal.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Deal:
- 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 West Deal, 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 from Point A (ie- West Deal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |