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Welcome to Louden ...

Louden is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

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

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

Area Code for Louden: 856

Communities Also Named Louden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Louden - they are located in Kentucky and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Louden ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Camden is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Hammonton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Gloucester City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Woodbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Wood - Lynne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Riverton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverton is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Brooklawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooklawn is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Albion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Albion is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louden ...

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

Adding Louden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Louden post office opened in 1900. The Louden post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louden.

Footnotes ...

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