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Welcome to South Lakewood ...

South Lakewood is located in Ocean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Lakewood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<2>.

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)
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Neptune City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Loch Arbour
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Bennetts Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
  • Glen Cedar City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
  • Leisure Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
  • Holiday City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
  • Leisure Village East
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
  • Van Hiseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
  • Maxim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim

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 (so far) 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.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around South Lakewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.