Welcome to Cecil ...

Cecil is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cecil, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Cecil is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cecil: 856

Communities Also Named Cecil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Cecil - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cecil ...

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

• Vineland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Hammonton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Gloucester City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Woodbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Brooklawn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
  • Brooklawn is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
• Sicklerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
  • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
• Collings Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collings Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
  • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cecil ...

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

Adding Cecil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cecil 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 Cecil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cecil post office opened in 1884.

We also found Cecil in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cecil.