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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 Fort Jay (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 Fort Jay. 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 Fort Jay ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Jay: Ft. Jay

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fort Jay is located in New York 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 New York County: Bergen (NJ), Essex (NJ), Hudson (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Bronx, Kings, Nassau & Queens.

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

  • New York County     (The home county of Fort Jay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Battery Park City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
      • Battery Park City is located in New York County
    • Knickerbocker Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
      • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
    • University Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in New York County
    • Washington Square Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square Village
      • Washington Square Village is located in New York County
    • Greenwich Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in New York County
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Manhattan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Seneca Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Yorkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Park West Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Bronx County
  • Kings County
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Inwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bellerose Terrace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellerose Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerose Terrace
      • Bellerose Terrace is located in Nassau County
    • Bellerose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellerose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerose
      • Bellerose is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellerose <2>
    • Cedarhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst
      • Cedarhurst is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarhurst <2>
    • Elmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • South Valley Stream
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Valley Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley Stream
      • South Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
    • East Atlantic Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlantic Beach
      • East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
    • Great Neck Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Estates
      • Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
    • Harbor Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
      • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
    • Saddle Rock Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock Estates
      • Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County
    • Saddle Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
      • Saddle Rock is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddle Rock <2>
    • Floral Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Atlantic Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
      • Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <2>
  • Queens County
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • New Brighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
    • Port Richmond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
    • Westerleigh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Graniteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County
    • Staten Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
    • Heartland Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
    • Oakwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Great Kills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Annadale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annadale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
      • Annadale is located in Richmond County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Annadale
      • From Fort Jay to Annadale
    • Tottenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
      • Tottenville is located in Richmond County
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Palisades
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tappan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Orangeburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Piermont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Blauvelt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pearl River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <2>
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Central Nyack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
      • Chestnut Ridge is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Ridge <2>
    • Nanuet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • South Nyack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Airmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
      • Airmont is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
    • Bardonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Suffolk County
    • North Amityville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amityville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
      • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
  • Westchester County
  • Fairfield County (CT)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Lyndhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
      • Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Fort Lee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Fort Jay to Fort Lee
    • Ridgefield Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Borough of Wood-Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Wood-Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Wood-Ridge
      • Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
    • Linwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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)
    • Hackensack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Teaneck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Englewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Garfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • West Englewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rochelle Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saddle Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Warren Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Essex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Newark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Belleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Orange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nutley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
      • Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Irvington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Elm Park Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
      • Elm Park Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Orange
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookdale
      • From Fort Jay to Brookdale
    • Montclair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Orange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Orange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Communipaw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jersey City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoboken
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Weehawken
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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)
    • Bayonne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Union City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West New York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Guttenberg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Bergen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Secaucus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harrison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kearny
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Port Reading
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sewaren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewaren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewaren
      • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Avenel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boynton Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgar
      • From Fort Jay to Edgar
    • Woodbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Colonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonia
      • Colonia is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Iselin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iselin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
      • Iselin is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Perth Amboy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
      • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
    • Menlo Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
      • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Fords
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
      • Fords is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • North Edison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Potters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Monmouth County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Belford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
      • Belford is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
    • North Middletown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
      • North Middletown is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
    • Port Monmouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Monmouth
      • Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
    • Leonardo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
      • Leonardo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
    • New Monmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapel Hill
      • From Fort Jay to Chapel Hill
    • Navesink
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navesink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink
      • Navesink is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Navesink
      • From Fort Jay to Navesink
    • Cliffwood Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood Beach
      • Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
    • Navesink Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cliffwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
    • Waterloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Strathmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strathmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
      • Strathmore is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
  • Morris County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • East Hanover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover Neck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
      • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County (NJ)
    • Yardley Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley Village
      • Yardley Village is located in Morris County (NJ)
    • Troy Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whippany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whippany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
      • Whippany is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whippany
      • From Fort Jay to Whippany
    • Green Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
      • Green Village is located in Morris County (NJ)
    • Montville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Littleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Littleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Littleton
      • From Fort Jay to Littleton
    • Morristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Taylortown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Butler
      • From Fort Jay to Butler
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Passaic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Athenia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 (NJ)
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
    • Paterson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Singac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Fort Jay to Singac
    • Wayne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Haskell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerset County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Union Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County (NJ)
    • Somerset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ukrainian Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukrainian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
      • Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County (NJ)
    • Middlebush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Finderne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Union County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmora
      • From Fort Jay to Elmora
    • Hillside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Linden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Park Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Rahway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
      • Rahway is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
    • Clark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Cranford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Westfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Feltville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Jay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Jay.

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 Fort Jay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Jay, with the one closest to Fort Jay 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>

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

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

  • New York
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jersey City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Communipaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoboken
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brooklyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Williamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bergen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Saint George is located in Richmond County
  • Bay Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Parkville is located in Kings County
  • Flatbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Flatbush is located in Kings County
  • Greenpoint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Bayonne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Brighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Jay ...

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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Jay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Jay, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Jay.

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 Fort Jay:

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

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 Fort Jay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Jay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Jay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6914, Longitude: -74.0160    









 

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