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Welcome to Finderne ...

Finderne is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finderne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Finderne is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Finderne ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finderne ...

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

Adding Finderne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Finderne post office opened in 1872.

We also found Finderne in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finderne.

Footnotes ...

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

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