Welcome to Locust ...

Locust is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Locust, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Locust is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Locust ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Locust - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Locust ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Locust ...

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

• Bayonne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• Perth Amboy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Long Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Asbury Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• South Amboy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Neptune City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Bloomfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
• Loch Arbour
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 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 Locust. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Locust.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Locust ...

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

Adding Locust to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Locust post office opened in 1893.

We also found Locust on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Locust.