Welcome to Fayson Lakes ...
Fayson Lakes is located in Morris County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayson Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1947.
A typical abbreviation for Fayson Lakes: Fayson Lks.
Fayson Lakes is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fayson Lakes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Fayson Lakes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fayson Lakes.
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Paterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- East Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Hackensack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Kearny
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Ridgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 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 Fayson Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayson Lakes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fayson Lakes. 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 Fayson Lakes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayson Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Fayson Lakes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayson Lakes ...
Looking for more information about Fayson Lakes? 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 Fayson Lakes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fayson Lakes.
Adding Fayson Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fayson Lakes 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 (so far) for Fayson Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Fayson Lakes post office opened in 1947. The Fayson Lakes post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayson Lakes.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayson Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |