Welcome to Rancocas ...

Rancocas is located in Burlington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rancocas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Rancocas is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rancocas is within the (856) area code.

Websites for Rancocas ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rancocas, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rancocas ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Trenton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Camden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Gloucester City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Burlington
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Bristol
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Morrisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Hatboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Jenkintown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rancocas ...

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

Adding Rancocas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rancocas post office opened in 1838.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rancocas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

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