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Welcome to Lansdowne ...

Lansdowne is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

Lansdowne is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lansdowne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Lansdowne - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Yukon.

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

Websites for Lansdowne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

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

Communities near Lansdowne ...

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

  • Easton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Hackettstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Wilson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Lambertville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Belvidere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belvidere is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • New Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • West Easton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
  • Riegelsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Glendon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Glendon is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 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 Lansdowne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lansdowne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansdowne ...

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

Adding Lansdowne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lansdowne 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 Lansdowne was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansdowne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lansdowne - 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.