Welcome to Byram ...

Byram is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byram, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Byram is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Byram ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Byram ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Byram - they are located in Connecticut and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Byram ...

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

• Lansdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Perkasie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Doylestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Souderton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
• Hellertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
• Telford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
  • Telford is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <4>
• Chalfont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
  • Chalfont is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <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 Byram. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byram.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byram ...

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

Adding Byram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byram 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 Byram was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Byram on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byram.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

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