Welcome to Ocean Grove ...

Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County<1>.

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

Ocean Grove was established in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Ocean Grove: Ocean Grv.

Ocean Grove is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ocean Grove: (732) & (848)<4>

Websites for Ocean Grove ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named Ocean Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ocean Grove - they are located in British Columbia, Massachusetts and Washington.

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

Communities near Ocean Grove ...

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

• Long Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 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
• Shrewsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Elberon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
  • Elberon is located in Monmouth County
• Oakhurst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County
• Allenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood
  • Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
• Branchport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
  • Branchport is located in Monmouth County
• Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
  • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
  • Allaire Village has also been known as:
  • Allaire
• Port-au-Peck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port-au-Peck
  • Port-au-Peck is located in Monmouth County
• Herbertsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
• Squankum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
  • Squankum 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 Ocean Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocean Grove.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocean Grove. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ocean Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocean Grove ...

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

Adding Ocean Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ocean Grove post office opened in 1871.

We also found Ocean Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocean Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocean Grove. 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/