Welcome to Folwell ...

Folwell is located in Burlington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Folwell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Folwell is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Folwell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

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

Communities near Folwell ...

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

• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 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
• Burlington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Bordentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Riverton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
• Yardley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Beverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
• Newtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Penndel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penndel
  • Penndel is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penndel <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folwell ...

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

Adding Folwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Folwell 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 Folwell was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Folwell.