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Welcome to Everett ...

Everett is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Everett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Everett is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Everett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Everett - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Everett ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Everett ...

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

  • New Brunswick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Linden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Linden is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Long Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Rahway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rahway is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • Asbury Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • South Amboy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Neptune City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Bloomfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 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 Everett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Everett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Everett ...

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

Adding Everett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Everett 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 Everett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Everett post office opened in 1901. The Everett post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Everett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Monmouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Everett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/