Welcome to Towaco ...

Towaco is located in Morris County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Towaco, 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 1956.

Towaco is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Towaco: (973) and (862)<4>

Communities near Towaco ...

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

• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Paterson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• East Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• West New York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hackensack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Kearny
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Towaco ...

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

Adding Towaco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Towaco 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 Towaco was on a map titled Road Map for New Jersey (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Towaco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

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