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 Windsor Park (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 Windsor Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Windsor Park is located in Ocean County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ocean County: Atlantic, Burlington & Monmouth.
Below are the counties that are near Windsor Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windsor Park:
- Ocean County (The home county of Windsor Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Park, with the one closest to Windsor Park listed first.
- Toms River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Dover Beaches South
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
- Bayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Silver Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Holiday City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Leisure Village East
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover Beaches North
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
- Normandy Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Holiday Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Glen Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Park, with the one closest to Windsor Park listed first.
- Country Lake Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
- Chatsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Presidential Lakes Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Browns Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
- Speedwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Jacobstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
- Fort Dix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dix
- Ellisdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale
- Juliustown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliustown
- Sooy Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Pemberton Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pemberton Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Heights
- New Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Mercer County
- Twin Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Windsor Park, with the one closest to Windsor Park listed first.
- Moerls Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Clearbrook Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Park
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Cranbury Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Whittingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Park, with the one closest to Windsor Park listed first.
- Ramtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Allenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
- Maxim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
- Allaire Village has also been known as:
- Allaire
- Squankum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
- West Belmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmar
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avon-by-the-Sea is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon-by-the-Sea
- Shark River Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Belmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmar is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
- Ardena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Neptune City
(18 miles [29 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
- West Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windsor Park, see our County-by-County Page for Windsor Park.
Cemeteries Near Windsor Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor Park.
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 Windsor Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windsor Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windsor Park, with the one closest to Windsor Park listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bayville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
- The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <1>
- Dover Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- B'nai Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toms River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Good Luck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (71 more) ...
- St. Marys Of The Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Windsor Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windsor Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windsor Park, with the one closest to Windsor Park listed first.
- Toms River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
- Bayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Chadwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Osbornsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Forked River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- West Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Lakewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Bay Head Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Waretown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waretown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Herbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
- Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Southard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windsor Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windsor Park.
Newspapers Published in Windsor Park ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windsor Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windsor Park, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windsor Park.
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 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 Windsor Park:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Ocean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Windsor Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Windsor Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |