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Welcome to South Park ...

South Park is located in Burlington County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of South Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for South Park: S. Park

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

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

Websites for South Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Park, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named South Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named South Park - they are located in Alabama, California (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near South Park ...

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

  • Hammonton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Egg Harbor City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Speedwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
  • Fox Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
    • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
  • Moores Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
    • Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
    • Moores Mill has also been known as:
    • Moores Meadows
  • Presidential Lakes Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Lakes Estates
    • Presidential Lakes Estates is located in Burlington County
  • Atsion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
    • Atsion is located in Burlington County
  • Country Lake Estates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
    • Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
  • Browns Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mills
    • Browns Mills is located in Burlington County

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 South Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Park ...

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

Adding South Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Park 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 South Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Park post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Park.

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

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.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 Burlington, 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 South Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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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