Welcome to Almonesson ...

Almonesson is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Almonesson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Almonesson is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Almonesson: 856

Communities near Almonesson ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philadelphia
  • From Almonesson to Philadelphia
• Camden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Camden is located in Camden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camden
  • From Almonesson to Camden
• Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Almonesson to Chester
• Yeadon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yeadon
  • From Almonesson to Yeadon
• Gloucester City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gloucester City
  • From Almonesson to Gloucester City
• Darby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Darby
  • From Almonesson to Darby
• Lansdowne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
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• Woodbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodbury
  • From Almonesson to Woodbury
• Collingdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
• Brookhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almonesson ...

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

Adding Almonesson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Almonesson 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 (so far) for Almonesson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Almonesson post office opened in 1872. The Almonesson post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almonesson.