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Welcome to Southard ...

Southard is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Southard is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Southard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Southard - they are located in Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Websites for Southard ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Southard ...

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

  • Long Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Asbury Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Neptune City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Loch Arbour
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Ramtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
  • Squankum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
  • Allaire Village ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
    • Allaire Village has also been known as:
    • Allaire
  • Ardena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ardena is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
  • Vista Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southard ...

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

Adding Southard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southard 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 Southard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Southard post office opened in 1880. The Southard post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Monmouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southard - 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/