Welcome to Far Rockaway ...

Far Rockaway is located in Queens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Far Rockaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Far Rockaway is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Far Rockaway ...

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

• New York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Jersey City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Union City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Hempstead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <3>
• West New York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Freeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
• Valley Stream
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <3>
• Long Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Far Rockaway ...

Looking for more information about Far Rockaway? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Far Rockaway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Far Rockaway.

Adding Far Rockaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Far Rockaway post office opened in 1874.

We also found Far Rockaway in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Far Rockaway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/