Welcome to Townsends Inlet ...

Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Townsends Inlet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Townsends Inlet is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Townsends Inlet: 609 & 640<3>

Websites for Townsends Inlet ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Townsends Inlet ...

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

• Ocean City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Somers Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Ventnor City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Northfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Linwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
• Margate City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
• Wildwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
• North Wildwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
• Cape May
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• Estell Manor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people

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 Townsends Inlet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Townsends Inlet.

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

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

Adding Townsends Inlet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Townsends Inlet 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 Townsends Inlet was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Townsends Inlet.