Welcome to Bath Beach ...

Bath Beach is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bath Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Bath Beach: Bath Bch.

Bath Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Bath Beach ...

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

• New York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Bath Beach to New York
• Bronx
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Bath Beach to Bronx
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Bath Beach to Newark
• Jersey City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Bath Beach to Jersey City
• Elizabeth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Bath Beach to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Bath Beach to Clifton
• Passaic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Bath Beach to Passaic
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Bath Beach to Union City
• Bayonne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Bath Beach to Bayonne
• East Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From Bath Beach to East Orange

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bath Beach ...

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

Adding Bath Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bath Beach 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 Bath Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bath Beach post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bath Beach in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bath Beach.