Do you know of Closter ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Closter. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Closter.<1>

Our sources for Closter (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Closter other than they indicate that Closter would be found somewhere in Bergen County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1861.

Communities Also Named Closter ...

We found one communities that share the name Closter.

Within New Jersey, the name Closter is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Closter in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Boone County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Closter [Boone County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Closter ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Closter:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Closter - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

More Orphans in  Bergen County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bergen County.