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Welcome to Barnegat Beach ...

Barnegat Beach is located in Ocean County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Barnegat Beach: Barnegat Bch.

Barnegat Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Websites for Barnegat Beach ...

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

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

Communities near Barnegat Beach ...

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

  • Forked River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
  • Manahawkin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
  • Beach Haven West
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
    • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
  • North Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
    • Double Trouble 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
  • 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.<3> 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
  • Dover Forge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
    • Dover Forge 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 Barnegat Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnegat Beach.

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

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnegat Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.