Welcome to Florence ...

Florence is located in Camden County<1>.

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

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

Florence is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Florence is within the (856) area code.

Communities Also Named Florence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Florence: This one is located in Camden County and the other is located in Burlington County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Florence ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Vineland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Hammonton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Gloucester City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Woodbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Wood - Lynne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood - Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
  • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
• Riverton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
• Brooklawn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
  • Brooklawn is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 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 Florence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florence ...

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

Adding Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Florence on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/

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