Welcome to Legler ...

Legler is located in Ocean County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Van Hiseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
• Glen Cedar City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
• Bennetts Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
• Colliers Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
• Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
• Cedar Glen Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
• Crestwood Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
• Vista Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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 (so far) for Legler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Legler post office opened in 1923. The Legler post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Legler.