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Welcome to Griggstown ...

Griggstown is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Griggstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Griggstown is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Griggstown ...

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

  • Trenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • New Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • South Amboy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Morrisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lambertville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • New Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Yardley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <3>
  • Franklin Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griggstown ...

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

Adding Griggstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Griggstown 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 Griggstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Griggstown post office opened in 1837. The Griggstown post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Griggstown.

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 Griggstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/