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Welcome to Tottenville ...

Tottenville is located in Richmond County<1>.

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

Tottenville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Tottenville ...

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

  • New York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Newark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Elizabeth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Bayonne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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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 north)
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    • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • New Brunswick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Hoboken
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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    • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
  • Plainfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Plainfield is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Linden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Linden is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 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 Tottenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tottenville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tottenville ...

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

Adding Tottenville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tottenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tottenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.