Welcome to Princes Bay ...

Princes Bay is located in Richmond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Princes Bay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Princes Bay is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Princes Bay ...

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

• New York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Hoboken
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Perth Amboy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 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 Princes Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Princes Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Princes Bay ...

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

Adding Princes Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Princes Bay 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 Princes Bay was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Princes Bay in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Princes Bay.