Welcome to Coontown ...

Coontown is located in Somerset County<1>.

Coontown is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Coontown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coontown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Coontown ...

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

• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• East Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 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 Coontown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coontown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coontown ...

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