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Welcome to Gravesend ...

Gravesend is located in Kings County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Gravesend, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gravesend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Gravesend is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Gravesend ...

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

  • New York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Elizabeth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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    • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Passaic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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    • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Bayonne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • East Orange
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Hempstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gravesend ...

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

Adding Gravesend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gravesend 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 Gravesend was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gravesend.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Kings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gravesend - 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.









 

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