Welcome to Oakwood Beach ...

Oakwood Beach is located in Richmond County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakwood Beach: Oakwood Bch.

Oakwood Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oakwood Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oakwood Beach - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Oakwood Beach ...

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

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• West New York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 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 Oakwood Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakwood Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood Beach ...

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