Welcome to New Bedford ...

New Bedford is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Bedford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

New Bedford is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named New Bedford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named New Bedford - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for New Bedford ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near New Bedford ...

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

• Long Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Asbury Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Shrewsbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Loch Arbour
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Squankum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
  • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
• Wanamassa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanamassa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
  • Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
• Herbertsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herbertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
• Ramtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
• Winding River Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River Village
  • Winding River Village is located in Ocean County
• Elberon Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
  • Elberon Park is located in Monmouth 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 New Bedford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Bedford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Bedford ...

Looking for more information about New Bedford? 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 New Bedford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Bedford.

Adding New Bedford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Bedford 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 New Bedford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Bedford post office opened in 1854.

We also found New Bedford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Bedford.