The location of Ackerson
Welcome to Ackerson ...
Ackerson is located in Sussex County.
The location of Ackerson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Ackerson is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ackerson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Ackerson: (973) & (862)<3>
Communities near Ackerson ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you are going to drive.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Augusta [Map] | --- | NW | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Boonton [Map] | 8,354 | SE | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Dover [Map] | 18,232 | SE | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Hackettstown [Map] | 9,554 | SW | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Lake Mohawk [Map] | --- | S | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Newton [Map] | 7,860 | SW | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Ackerson.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ackerson. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ackerson. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ackerson.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ackerson:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ackerson ...
Looking for more information about Ackerson? 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.
Looking for more information about Ackerson? 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 Ackerson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ackerson.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ackerson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (862) is an overlay for area code (973). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ackerson) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ackerson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0823, Longitude: -74.6679 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Ackerson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ackerson. |