Welcome to Beach View ...
Beach View is located in Ocean County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beach View, 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 Beach View: Beach Vw.
Beach View is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Beach View lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Beach View ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.oc-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beach View, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Beach View ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beach View.
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Eagleswood Village
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- North Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- North Beach is located in Ocean County
- Waretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Parkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- West Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Forked River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- North Beach Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- North Beach Haven 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 View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach View.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beach View. 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 View.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach View. See our Newspapers Page for Beach View.
Adding Beach View to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beach View 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 View was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Beach View on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beach View.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beach View. 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/
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 View - 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. |