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Welcome to Janney ...

Janney is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Janney, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Janney is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Janney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Janney - they are located in California, Indiana and Montana.

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

Communities near Janney ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Lansdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Doylestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Conshohocken
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hatboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Janney ...

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

Adding Janney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Janney 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 Janney was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Janney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Janney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Janney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.