Welcome to Stelton ...

Stelton is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

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

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

Communities near Stelton ...

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

• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Elizabeth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• New Brunswick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 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 Stelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stelton ...

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

Adding Stelton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stelton post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stelton.