Welcome to Piscataway ...
So far, we found very little information about Piscataway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Piscataway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Piscataway, please Contact Us.
Piscataway would have been located within present day Prince George's County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Piscataway, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Piscataway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1792.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Piscataway is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Piscataway was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Piscataway would have been located in the (301) & (240)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Piscataway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Piscataway - they are located in New Jersey and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piscataway.
Communities near Piscataway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piscataway.
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
- Hyattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <6>
- Takoma Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
- Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <6>
- Falls Church
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
- Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <6>
- New Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
- New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <6>
- La Plata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <6>
- Bladensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Bladensburg is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladensburg <6>
- Mount Rainier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rainier
- Mount Rainier is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Rainier <6>
- Riverdale Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
- Riverdale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale Park <6>
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 Piscataway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piscataway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piscataway. 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 Piscataway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piscataway. See our Newspapers Page for Piscataway.
Adding Piscataway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Piscataway 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 Piscataway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Piscataway post office opened in 1792.
We also found Piscataway in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Piscataway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Piscataway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piscataway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |