Welcome to Bargaintown ...

Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bargaintown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

Bargaintown is near sea level<2>.

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

Bargaintown is within the (609) area code.

Communities near Bargaintown ...

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

• Atlantic City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Pleasantville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Ocean City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• Somers Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Ventnor City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Absecon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Brigantine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Margate City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
  • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Sea Isle City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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

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

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

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

Adding Bargaintown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bargaintown 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 Bargaintown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bargaintown post office opened in 1804.

We also found Bargaintown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bargaintown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/

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