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Welcome to Green Knoll ...

Green Knoll is located in Somerset County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Green Knoll: Green Knl. (or less commonly used: Green Knol.)

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

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

Communities near Green Knoll ...

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

  • New Brunswick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Linden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Linden is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Rahway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rahway is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • Westfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Westfield is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • Summit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
  • Morristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morristown is located in Morris County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
    • Morristown has also been known as:
    • New Hanover
    • West Hanover
  • Dover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Morris County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • South Amboy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 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 Green Knoll. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Knoll.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Knoll ...

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

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 Green Knoll - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.