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Welcome to Nutley ...

Nutley is located in Essex County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Nutley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Nutley is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Nutley: (973) & (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Nutley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nutley - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Nutley ...

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

  • New York
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
    • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Yonkers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
  • Paterson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
    • Paterson is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Elizabeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Union City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bayonne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 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 Nutley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nutley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nutley ...

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

Adding Nutley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nutley 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 Nutley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nutley post office opened in 1887.

We also found Nutley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nutley.

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nutley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (862) is an overlay for area code (973).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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