Welcome to Warrenville ...

Warrenville is located in Somerset County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warrenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Warrenville is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Warrenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Warrenville - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, Ontario, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Warrenville ...

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

• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Elizabeth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• East Orange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Plainfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Westfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 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 Warrenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warrenville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warrenville ...

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

Adding Warrenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warrenville 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 Warrenville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Warrenville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warrenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/

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