Welcome to Croton ...

Croton is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

The location of Croton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Croton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Croton is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Croton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Croton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Croton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Croton - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, New York (3), Ohio, Ontario (2), Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Croton ...

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

• Easton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Doylestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Lambertville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• New Britain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
  • New Britain is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <4>
• Clinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• New Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
• Yardley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
• Newtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <4>
• Dublin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croton ...

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

Adding Croton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croton 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 Croton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Croton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Croton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/