Welcome to Croydon ...

Croydon is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Croydon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Croydon is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Croydon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Croydon - they are located in New Hampshire, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Croydon ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Camden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Gloucester City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Morrisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Doylestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Ambler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>
• Jenkintown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <4>
• Narberth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narberth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narberth
  • Narberth is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narberth <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croydon ...

Looking for more information about Croydon? 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 Croydon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Croydon.

Adding Croydon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croydon 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 Croydon was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croydon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/