Welcome to Queens ...Queens is located in Queens County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Queens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. When the people of Queens refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Queensite<2> Queens is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Queens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Queens ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Queens - they are located in Kentucky, Nova Scotia, Ontario and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Queens. Communities near Queens ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Queens.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Queens. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Queens. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Queens. See our Newspapers Page for Queens. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Queens ...Looking for more information about Queens? 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, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Queens. Adding Queens to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Queens in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Queens was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Queens in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Queens. Footnotes ...
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