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Welcome to Holmdel ...

Holmdel is located in Monmouth County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmdel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Holmdel is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Holmdel: (732) & (848)<4>

Websites for Holmdel ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Holmdel ...

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

  • New Brunswick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Long Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Rahway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Asbury Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • South Amboy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Neptune City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Bloomfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 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 Holmdel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmdel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmdel ...

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

Adding Holmdel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Holmdel 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 Holmdel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Holmdel post office opened in 1830.

We also found Holmdel in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmdel.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holmdel. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Monmouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holmdel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (848) is an overlay for area code (732).
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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