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Welcome to Vauxhall ...

Vauxhall is located in Union County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vauxhall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Vauxhall is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vauxhall is within the (908) area code.

Communities Also Named Vauxhall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vauxhall - it's located in Alberta.

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

Communities near Vauxhall ...

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

  • New York
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Newark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Paterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
    • Paterson is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Elizabeth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Passaic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Passaic is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Bayonne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • East Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
    • East Orange is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 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 Vauxhall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vauxhall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vauxhall ...

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

Adding Vauxhall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vauxhall post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vauxhall.

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

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

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 Union, 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 Vauxhall - 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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