Welcome to Cohansey ...

Cohansey is primarily located in Cumberland County<1>. A portion of Cohansey extends into Salem County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cohansey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Cohansey is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cohansey: 856

Communities near Cohansey ...

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

• Vineland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• New Castle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• Delaware City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Delaware City is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware City <3>
• Odessa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Odessa is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
• Aldine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Aldine is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
• Alloway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alloway is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
• Seabrook Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cohansey ...

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

Adding Cohansey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cohansey 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 Cohansey was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cohansey.