Welcome to Netherwood ...

Netherwood is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Netherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Netherwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Netherwood is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Netherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Netherwood - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Netherwood ...

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

• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Elizabeth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Linden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Kearny
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
• Rahway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 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 Netherwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Netherwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Netherwood ...

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

Adding Netherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Netherwood 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 Netherwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Netherwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Netherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/