Welcome to Beach Glen ...

Beach Glen is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beach Glen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Beach Glen: Beach Gln.

Beach Glen is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Beach Glen ...

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

• Paterson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• East Orange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Garfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Ridgewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
• Summit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 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 Beach Glen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach Glen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beach Glen ...

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

Adding Beach Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beach Glen 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 (so far) for Beach Glen was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beach Glen.