Welcome to Potato Island ...

Potato Island is located in Cape May County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Potato Island: Potato Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Potato Island is near sea level<3>.

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

Potato Island lies within the (609) area code.

Websites for Potato Island ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Potato Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potato Island.

• Ocean City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
• North Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
  • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
• Cape May
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Estell Manor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estell Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Corbin City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Goshen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Cape May County
• Norburys Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
  • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
• Rio Grande
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
  • Former name for Rio Grande:
  • Crandol Town
  • Rio Grande has also been known as:
  • Hildreth
  • Leamings

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potato Island ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potato Island. 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/