Welcome to Shongum ...

Shongum is located in Morris County<1>.

Shongum is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Shongum ...

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

• Paterson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• East Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Plainfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Westfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Borough of Woodland Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
• Hackettstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 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 Shongum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shongum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shongum ...

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