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Welcome to Forked River Beach ...

Forked River Beach is located in Ocean County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forked River Beach: Forked Riv. Bch.

Forked River Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Websites for Forked River Beach ...

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

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

Communities near Forked River Beach ...

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

  • Bayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Ocean Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
  • Dover Forge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
  • Holiday Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Manahawkin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
  • North Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • Toms River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Toms River is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
  • Beach Haven West
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
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  • Dover Beaches South
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South

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 Forked River Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forked River Beach.

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

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

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 Forked River Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.