Welcome to Oakhurst ...

Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakhurst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Oakhurst is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Oakhurst: (732) and (848)<4>

Websites for Oakhurst ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named Oakhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Oakhurst - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Oakhurst ...

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

• Asbury Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Ocean Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
  • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
• West Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Monmouth County
• Shark River Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shark River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
• Belmar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
  • Belmar is located in Monmouth County
• Lincroft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincroft
  • Lincroft is located in Monmouth County
• Waterloo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monmouth County
• Fairview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview 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 Oakhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakhurst.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakhurst ...

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

Adding Oakhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakhurst post office opened in 1894.

We also found Oakhurst on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakhurst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakhurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/