Welcome to Deacons ...

Deacons is located in Burlington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deacons, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Deacons is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Deacons ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Deacons ...

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

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

Communities near Deacons ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Trenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Camden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Gloucester City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Burlington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Morrisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Hatboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Jenkintown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <4>
• Bordentown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 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 Deacons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deacons.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deacons ...

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

Adding Deacons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deacons 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 Deacons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deacons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

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