Welcome to Cardiff ...

Cardiff is located in Atlantic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cardiff, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Cardiff is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cardiff: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Cardiff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cardiff - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland (2), New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Cardiff ...

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

• Atlantic City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Pleasantville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Hammonton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Ocean City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Somers Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Ventnor City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Absecon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Brigantine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Northfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Linwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 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 Cardiff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cardiff.

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

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

Adding Cardiff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cardiff 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 Cardiff was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cardiff.