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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 Bayville (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 Bayville. 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 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.

Bayville is located in Nassau County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nassau County: Bronx, Queens & Suffolk.

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

  • Nassau County     (The home county of Bayville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayville, with the one closest to Bayville listed first.
    • Mill Neck
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Neck
      • Mill Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Neck <2>
    • Lattingtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
      • Lattingtown is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Centre Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Locust Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Matinecock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matinecock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
      • Matinecock is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Cove Neck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Oyster Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Norwich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
      • East Norwich is located in Nassau County
    • Upper Brookville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Brookville
      • Upper Brookville is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Oyster Bay Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
      • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
    • Glen Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Head
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bronx County
  • Kings County
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayville, with the one closest to Bayville listed first.
    • Inwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Washington Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Delano Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
      • Delano Village is located in New York County
    • Yorkville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Morningside Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Manhattan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County
    • Park West Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
      • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
    • Stuyvesant Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuyvesant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
      • Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
  • Queens County
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayville, with the one closest to Bayville listed first.
    • Palisades
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Piermont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <2>
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Nyack
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Tappan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <2>
    • Nyack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orangeburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Nyack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Blauvelt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Nyack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Cottage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Nyack
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
      • West Nyack is located in Rockland County
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayville, with the one closest to Bayville listed first.
    • Lloyd Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
      • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor
      • Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <2>
    • Halesite
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesite
      • Halesite is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halesite <2>
    • Huntington Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Bay
      • Huntington Bay is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Bay <2>
    • Huntington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Eatons Neck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
      • Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County
    • Huntington Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Asharoken
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asharoken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
      • Asharoken is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • West Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Huntington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
      • South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
  • Westchester County
  • Fairfield County (CT)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayville, with the one closest to Bayville listed first.
    • Saint Josephs Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Josephs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
      • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Englewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Lee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
      • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Lee
      • From Bayville to Fort Lee
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • West Norwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • West Englewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridgefield Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
      • Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
    • Teaneck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hackensack
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • River Vale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
      • River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Park Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Park Ridge
      • From Bayville to Park Ridge
    • Rochelle Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayville, with the one closest to Bayville listed first.
    • Guttenberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • North Bergen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • West New York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Weehawken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weehawken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Hoboken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Secaucus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jersey City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Communipaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayville, with the one closest to Bayville listed first.
    • Passaic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Athenia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Bayville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Bayville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Underhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Council Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Council Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Council Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Matinecock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matinecock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matinecock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silleck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (487 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Bayville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bayville.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Bayville ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayville.

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 Bayville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Bayville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bayville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9087, Longitude: -73.5663       In this case, the coordinates for Bayville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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