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Welcome to Beach Haven Terrace ...

Beach Haven Terrace is located in Ocean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beach Haven Terrace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Beach Haven Terrace: Beach Hvn. Ter. (or less commonly used: Beach Havn. Ter.)

Beach Haven Terrace is near sea level<2>.

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

Websites for Beach Haven Terrace ...

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

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

Communities near Beach Haven Terrace ...

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

  • Atlantic City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
    • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
  • Absecon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Brigantine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
    • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
  • Washington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Port Republic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Beach Haven West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Parkertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
    • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
  • West Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
    • West Creek is located in Ocean County
  • Eagleswood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Mayetta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
    • Mayetta 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 Beach Haven Terrace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach Haven Terrace.

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

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

Adding Beach Haven Terrace to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beach Haven Terrace post office opened in 1912.

We also found Beach Haven Terrace in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beach Haven Terrace.

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 Beach Haven Terrace - 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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/