Welcome to Grassy Sound ...

Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County<1>.

The location of Grassy Sound has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grassy Sound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Grassy Sound is near sea level<3>.

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

Grassy Sound is within the (609) area code.

Websites for Grassy Sound ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Grassy Sound, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Grassy Sound ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grassy Sound.

• Cape May
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• Sea Isle City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Cape May Court House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
  • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
• Diamond Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
  • Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County
• Erma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
  • Erma is located in Cape May County
• Green Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
• Norburys Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
  • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
• Villas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
  • Villas is located in Cape May County
• North Cape May
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cape May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
  • North Cape May is located in Cape May County
• Clermont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Cape May County

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 Grassy Sound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grassy Sound.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grassy Sound. 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 Grassy Sound.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grassy Sound ...

Looking for more information about Grassy Sound? 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 Grassy Sound, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grassy Sound.

Adding Grassy Sound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grassy Sound in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grassy Sound was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Grassy Sound in the book titled .<4> From that list, the Grassy Sound post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grassy Sound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/