The following is a list of iron forges and furnaces located in Southern New Jersey prior to the 20th Century. Most of this list came from the excellent book “Early Forges and Furnaces of New Jersey” by Charles Boyer, and was checked against “Place Names of Ocean County” by Vivian Zinkin. I make no claim that this is an exhaustive list of every iron operation in Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic, and Gloucester Counties. If you spot an error or have additional information to share, please feel free to email me.

Iron Furnaces often changed names when ownership changed. I have attempted to include all of the names that each operation was known as. Additionally, I have attempted to list the major spelling variants that places often had. The county column signifies what county the works would have been located in today, since Ocean County did not exist until 1850. Finally, I have designated whether or not the works were a forge or furnace. In several cases the iron works consisted of both a furnace and a forge, and are duly noted as such.