Welcome to Fort Jay ...

Fort Jay is located in New York County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fort Jay, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

A typical abbreviation for Fort Jay: Ft. Jay

Time Zone: Fort Jay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fort Jay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Jay.

• Bronx
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Yonkers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
• Paterson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
• Passaic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Jay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Jay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Jay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Jay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Jay. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Jay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Jay ...

Looking for more information about Fort Jay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Jay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Jay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/