The history of Bayville, New Jersey is the history of Berkeley Township, which was incorporated in 1875. Prior to 1950 much of the area west of Route 9 was uninhabited, and much of the land east of Route 9 was considered wetlands. Residential and commercial development was concentrated in Pinewald and Bayville along Barnegat Bay. Much of the land west of Route 9 today is included in the Pinelands Preservation area.
Located in Ocean County, New Jersey, Bayville is an unincorporated area within the township. The population was 16,886 according to the 2000 U.S. Census, and development in the area increased after completion of the Garden State Parkway and the improvements to federal, state and county highways in the area in the 150’s and 1960’s.
The small community is located on a peninsula that juts out into Barnegat Bay, and this provides an extraordinary view of Ocean County’s bay area. Local residents and visitors enjoy crabbing and fishing off the 100-foot pier, and strolling along the walking path that parallels the bay. Families and individuals enjoy swimming in the bay, and the town is also home to Berkeley Island County Park.
Other attractions in Bayville today include the following:
Robert J. Miller County Airpark
Route 530
Bayville, NJ
Flying lessons, airplane and helicopter rides.
Double trouble State Park
Double Trouble Road
Bayville, NJ
Historic structures dating to the Nineteenth Century
including a restored sawmill and a restored cranberry
sorting and packing house.
Berkeley Township Historical Museum
759 Route 9
Bayville, NJ
Built as the town hall in 1890, see artifacts and displays
showing the township’s early history.
Mill Creek County Park
Mill Creek Road and Chelsea Avenue
Bayville, NJ
Features a variety of family activities.
Bayville offers many activities in the bay area, and it is very close to many other attractions, amusements and family-oriented vacation, weekend and day-trip destinations throughout the region.
