Welcome to Bay Head Junction ...

Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Bay Head Junction: Bay Head Jct. (or less commonly used: Bay Head Jctn.)

Bay Head Junction is near sea level<2>.

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

Websites for Bay Head Junction ...

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

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

Communities near Bay Head Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay Head Junction.

• Long Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Branch
  • From Bay Head Junction to Long Branch
• Asbury Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Asbury Park
  • From Bay Head Junction to Asbury Park
• Neptune City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neptune City
  • From Bay Head Junction to Neptune City
• Shrewsbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shrewsbury
  • From Bay Head Junction to Shrewsbury
• Loch Arbour
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Herbertsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herbertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Herbertsville
  • From Bay Head Junction to Herbertsville
• Williams
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Ocean County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williams
  • From Bay Head Junction to Williams
• Allenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
  • Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allenwood
  • From Bay Head Junction to Allenwood
• Normandy Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
  • Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Normandy Beach
  • From Bay Head Junction to Normandy Beach
• Ramtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth 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 Bay Head Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay Head Junction.

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

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

Adding Bay Head Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Bay Head Junction in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay Head Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay Head Junction. 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.nj.gov/