Welcome to Barnegat ...

Barnegat is located in Dutchess County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnegat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Barnegat is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Barnegat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Barnegat - they are located in New Jersey and Oregon.

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

Communities near Barnegat ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• Newburgh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Beacon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
• New Paltz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Walden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
• Washingtonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
  • Washingtonville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washingtonville <4>
• Montgomery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Highland Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
  • Highland Falls is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <4>
• Maybrook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
  • Maybrook is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <4>
• Cornwall-on-Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene 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 Barnegat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnegat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnegat ...

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

Adding Barnegat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnegat 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 Barnegat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Barnegat post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnegat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/