Welcome to Kresson ...

Kresson is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kresson, 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.

Kresson is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Kresson lies within the (856) area code.

Communities near Kresson ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <3>
• Camden
  (11 miles [17.7 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
• Hammonton
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• Yeadon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Gloucester City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
• Lansdowne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Burlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Bristol
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>

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 Kresson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kresson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kresson ...

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

Adding Kresson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Kresson on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kresson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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