Welcome to Long Beach ...
Long Beach is located in Ocean County<1>.
The location of Long Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
When the people of Long Beach refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Long Beacher<3>
A typical abbreviation for Long Beach: Long Bch.
Long Beach is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: Long Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Long Beach ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.oc-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Long Beach, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Long Beach ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Long Beach - they are located in California, Indiana, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Washington (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Beach.
Communities near Long Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Beach.
- Beach Haven West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Haven West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Manahawkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manahawkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Mayetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Eagleswood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleswood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Staffordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Waretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - North Beach Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Ocean Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Parkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- West Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- West Creek 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 Long Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long 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 Long Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Long Beach.
Adding Long Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Long Beach 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 Long Beach was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Beach. 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/
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 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. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Long Beach refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Long Beach may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |