Welcome to Pedricktown ...
Pedricktown is located in Salem County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pedricktown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
Pedricktown is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Pedricktown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Pedricktown: 856
Communities near Pedricktown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pedricktown.
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Camden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
- Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
- Gloucester City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Darby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
- Lansdowne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
- Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
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 Pedricktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pedricktown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pedricktown. 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 Pedricktown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pedricktown. See our Newspapers Page for Pedricktown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pedricktown ...
Looking for more information about Pedricktown? 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 Pedricktown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pedricktown.
Adding Pedricktown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pedricktown 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 Pedricktown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pedricktown post office opened in 1825.
We also found Pedricktown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pedricktown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Salem, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pedricktown - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |