Welcome to South Lakewood ...

South Lakewood is located in Ocean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Lakewood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

A typical abbreviation for South Lakewood: S. Lakewood

South Lakewood is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for South Lakewood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Lakewood, the following might be of interest:

Communities near South Lakewood ...

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

• Asbury Park
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• Neptune City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Loch Arbour
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Glen Cedar City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
  • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
• Leisure Knoll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
  • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
• Holiday City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
  • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
• Leisure Village East
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
  • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
• Maxim
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
• Ramtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
• Williams
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams 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 South Lakewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Lakewood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Lakewood ...

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

Adding South Lakewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Lakewood 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 South Lakewood was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Lakewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Lakewood. 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/