Welcome to Fort Wadsworth ...

Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Wadsworth, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Wadsworth: Ft. Wadsworth

Fort Wadsworth is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Fort Wadsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Wadsworth - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Fort Wadsworth ...

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

• New York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Newark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • 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 Fort Wadsworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Wadsworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Wadsworth ...

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

Adding Fort Wadsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Wadsworth 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 Fort Wadsworth was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Wadsworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/