Welcome to Legler ...

Legler is located in Ocean County<1>.

The location of Legler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Legler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Legler is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Legler ...

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

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

Communities near Legler ...

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

• Neptune City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Glen Cedar City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
  • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
• Colliers Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colliers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
  • Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
• Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge at Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood is located in Ocean County
• Cedar Glen Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
  • Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
• Crestwood Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
  • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
• Vista Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
• Whiting
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Whiting is located in Ocean County
• Holiday Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holiday Heights 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 Legler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Legler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Legler ...

Looking for more information about Legler? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Legler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Legler.

Adding Legler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Legler post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Legler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Legler. 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.state.nj.us/