Welcome to Wading River ...

Wading River is located in Burlington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wading River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Wading River: Wading Riv.

Wading River is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wading River: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Wading River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wading River - it's located in New York.

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

Websites for Wading River ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

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

Communities near Wading River ...

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

• Atlantic City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atlantic City
  • From Wading River to Atlantic City
• Pleasantville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasantville
  • From Wading River to Pleasantville
• Hammonton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hammonton
  • From Wading River to Hammonton
• Ventnor City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Absecon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Absecon
  • From Wading River to Absecon
• Brigantine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brigantine
  • From Wading River to Brigantine
• Northfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Linwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Linwood
  • From Wading River to Linwood
• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Margate City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
  • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 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 Wading River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wading River.

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

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

Adding Wading River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Wading River post office opened in 1858.

We also found Wading River in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wading River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

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