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Welcome to Lacey ...

Lacey is located in Ocean County<1>.

Lacey is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lacey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lacey - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lacey.

Websites for Lacey ...

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

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

Communities near Lacey ...

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

  • Washington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Davenport ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Davenport is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Forked River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
  • Holiday Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crestwood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
  • Roosevelt City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
  • Bayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bayville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
  • Cedar Glen Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes

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

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

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

Adding Lacey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lacey in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lacey was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lacey.

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 Lacey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.