Welcome to East Keansburg ...

East Keansburg is located in Monmouth County<1>.

The location of East Keansburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Keansburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for East Keansburg: E. Keansburg

East Keansburg is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for East Keansburg ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near East Keansburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Keansburg.

• New York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Jersey City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• New Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Linden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Long Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Rahway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 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 East Keansburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Keansburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Keansburg ...

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

Adding East Keansburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Keansburg 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 East Keansburg was on a map titled Road Map for New Jersey (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Keansburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Keansburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/