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Welcome to Berkeley Shores ...

Berkeley Shores is located in Ocean County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Berkeley Shores: Berkeley Shrs.

Berkeley Shores is near sea level<2>.

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

Websites for Berkeley Shores ...

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

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

Communities near Berkeley Shores ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berkeley Shores.

  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Beaches South
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches South have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
    • Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
  • Toms River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
    • Toms River is located in Ocean County
  • Forked River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • Silver Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Beaches North
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Beaches North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches North
    • Dover Beaches North is located in Ocean County
  • Holiday Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
  • Dover Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
    • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
  • Holiday City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
    • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
  • Normandy Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
    • Normandy Beach 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 Berkeley Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berkeley Shores.

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

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

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 Berkeley Shores - 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.