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Welcome to Van Hiseville ...

Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Hiseville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Van Hiseville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Van Hiseville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

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

Communities near Van Hiseville ...

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

  • Asbury Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Neptune City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Bordentown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Loch Arbour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
    • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Cedar Glen West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
    • Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
  • Colliers Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colliers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
    • Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
  • Leisure Knoll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
    • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
  • Prospertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
    • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Maxim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
    • Maxim is located in Monmouth 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 Van Hiseville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Hiseville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Hiseville ...

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

Adding Van Hiseville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Van Hiseville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Van Hiseville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Hiseville.

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

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

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 Ocean, 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 Van Hiseville - 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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