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Welcome to Queens Village ...

Queens Village is located in Queens County<1>.



When the people of Queens Village<2> refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Queensite<3>

A typical abbreviation for Queens Village: Queens Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Queens Village for more information about variations on the name of Queens Village.

Queens Village is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities near Queens Village ...

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

  • New York
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Jersey City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Yonkers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
  • New Rochelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bayonne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Hempstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West New York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
    • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 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 Queens Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Queens Village.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Queens Village ...

Looking for more information about Queens Village? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Queens Village, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Queens Village.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Queens Village. 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 Queens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Queens Village may originally have been Queen's Village. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Queens Village might be written as Queen Village. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Queens Village.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Queens Village refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Queens Village may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Queens Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.









 

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