Vailsburg

Vailsburg is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the West Ward, its elevation is 280 feet. As of 2000, Vailsburg had a population of 34,348.

Type: Region
Description: human settlement in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
Also known as: “Vailsburg, Newark”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Paul Sounds of Praise (Newark, New Jersey) and CareWell Health Medical Center.

Saint Paul Sounds of Praise (Newark, New Jersey)

Church

Photo: Timothy Shields, CC BY 3.0.

Saint Paul Sounds of Praise (Newark, New Jersey) is a church.

CareWell Health Medical Center

Hospital

Photo: Timothy Shields, CC BY 3.0.

CareWell Health Medical Center is a hospital.

Fairmount Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Dinopup, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fairmount Cemetery is a 150-acre rural cemetery in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey, in the neighborhood of Fairmount. It opened in 1855, shortly after the Newark City Council banned burials in the central city due to fears that bodies spread yellow fever.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irvington and Roseville.

Irvington

Town

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

Irvington is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 61,176, an increase of 7,250 from the 2010 census count of 53,926, which in turn reflected a decline of 6,769 from the 60,695 counted in the 2000 census.

Roseville

Hamlet

Roseville is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It borders Bloomfield and East Orange. To the neighborhood's immediate east is the Newark City Subway and Branch Brook Park. Roseville is situated 1½ miles northeast of Vailsburg.

East Orange

Town

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

East Orange is a city in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 69,612, an increase of 5,342 from the 2010 census count of 64,270, which in turn reflected a decline of 5,554 from the 69,824 counted in the 2000 census. East Orange is situated 2 miles north of Vailsburg.

Vailsburg

Categories: neighborhood and borough of New Jersey
Location: Township of Irvington, Essex County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.73837° or 40° 44′ 18″ north

Longitude

-74.21562° or 74° 12′ 56″ west

Elevation

167 feet (51 metres)

Open location code

87G7PQQM+8Q

GeoNames ID

12217941

Wikidata ID

Q7908784

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Vailsburg” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Vailsburg”
French: “Vailsburg”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Irvington and The Oranges.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vailsburg Park and Hebrew Cemetery.

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