Welcome to Manahawkin ...
Manahawkin is located in Ocean County<1>.
The location of Manahawkin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Manahawkin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.
Manahawkin is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Manahawkin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Manahawkin lies within the (609) area code.
Websites for Manahawkin ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.oc-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Manahawkin, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Manahawkin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manahawkin.
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Port Republic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- West Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- North Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- North Beach is located in Ocean County
- Parkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Waretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - North Beach Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Forked River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Mystic Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- New Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- New Gretna is located in Burlington 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 Manahawkin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manahawkin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manahawkin. 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 Manahawkin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manahawkin. See our Newspapers Page for Manahawkin.
Adding Manahawkin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Manahawkin 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 Manahawkin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Manahawkin post office opened in 1819.
We also found Manahawkin in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Manahawkin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manahawkin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manahawkin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |