Welcome to Southard ...

Southard is located in Monmouth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Southard is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Southard ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named Southard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Southard - they are located in Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Southard ...

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

• Long Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Asbury Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Loch Arbour
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Ramtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
• Squankum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
  • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
• Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
  • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
  • Allaire Village has also been known as:
  • Allaire
• Vista Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
• Williams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Ocean County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southard ...

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

Adding Southard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southard 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 Southard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Southard post office opened in 1880.

We also found Southard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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