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Welcome to South Park ...

South Park is located in Burlington County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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.

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 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)
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Egg Harbor City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Speedwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Fox Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Moores Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
    • Moores Mill has also been known as:
    • Moores Meadows
  • Presidential Lakes Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Atsion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Atsion is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
  • Country Lake Estates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Country Lake Estates is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Lake Estates
  • Dellette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dellette is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette

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 (so far) for South Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the South Park post office opened in 1892. The South Park post office closed in 1912.

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around South Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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