Welcome to Papakating ...

Papakating is located in Sussex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Papakating, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Papakating is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Papakating: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities near Papakating ...

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

• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Port Jervis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <5>
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Warwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <5>
• Goshen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Greenwood Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
  • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <5>
• Florida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Florida is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <5>
• Matamoras
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <5>
• Otisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Papakating ...

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

Adding Papakating to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Papakating 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 Papakating was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Papakating post office opened in 1862.

We also found Papakating in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Papakating.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/