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Welcome to Stevens ...

Stevens is located in Burlington County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stevens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Stevens is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Stevens ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Stevens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Stevens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stevens ...

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

  • Trenton
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Morrisville
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bordentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Wood - Lynne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Rockledge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
    • Rockledge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
  • Yardley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
    • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <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 Stevens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stevens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stevens ...

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

Adding Stevens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stevens post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stevens.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Burlington, 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 Stevens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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