Welcome to Waretown ...
Waretown is located in Ocean County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waretown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
Waretown is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Waretown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Waretown: 609 & 640<3>
The ZIP code for Waretown: 08758<4>
Websites for Waretown ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.oc-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Waretown, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Waretown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waretown.
- Ocean Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Manahawkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Bayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bayville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Beach Haven West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- Mayetta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- North Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- Dover Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
- Eagleswood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Staffordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
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 Waretown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waretown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waretown. 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 Waretown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waretown. See our Newspapers Page for Waretown.
Adding Waretown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waretown 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 Waretown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Waretown post office opened in 1874.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waretown.
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 Waretown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Waretown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Waretown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Waretown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Waretown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |