Welcome to Allwood ...

Allwood is located in Passaic County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Allwood is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Allwood: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Allwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Allwood - they are located in Maryland and Virginia.

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

Communities near Allwood ...

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

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
• Newark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
• Paterson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Union City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Bayonne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 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 Allwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allwood ...

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

Adding Allwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allwood 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 Allwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Allwood post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

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