Welcome to Waretown ...

Waretown is located in Ocean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waretown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Waretown is near sea level<3>.

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

Waretown is located in the (609) area code.

Websites for Waretown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

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

Communities near Waretown ...

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

• Ocean Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
  • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
• Double Trouble ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
• Manahawkin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
  • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
• Beach Haven West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
  • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
• Mayetta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
  • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
• North Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Ocean County
• Dover Forge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
  • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
• Eagleswood Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
  • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
• Staffordville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
  • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
• Holiday Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean 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 Waretown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waretown.

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

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

Adding Waretown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waretown 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 Waretown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Waretown on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waretown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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