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Welcome to Stanwick ...

Stanwick is located in Burlington County<1>.


The location of Stanwick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Stanwick is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Stanwick ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

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

Communities near Stanwick ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Camden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Yeadon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
  • Gloucester City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
  • Lansdowne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Woodbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Bristol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanwick ...

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

Adding Stanwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanwick 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 Stanwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stanwick post office opened in 1891.

We also found Stanwick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanwick.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanwick. 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.nj.gov/

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 Stanwick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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