Welcome to Schalks ...

Schalks is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

Schalks is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Schalks ...

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

• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• South Amboy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Morrisville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
• Bordentown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Lambertville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• New Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <3>
• Yardley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <3>
• Newtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
• Tullytown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 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 Schalks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schalks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schalks ...

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

Adding Schalks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schalks.