Welcome to Foul Rift ...
So far, we found very little information about Foul Rift. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foul Rift to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foul Rift, please Contact Us.
Foul Rift would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foul Rift, 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 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Foul Rift is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Foul Rift was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Foul Rift still existed, it would have been in the (908) area code.
Websites for Foul Rift ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.warrencountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Foul Rift, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Foul Rift ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foul Rift.
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- East Stroudsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
- East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <4>
- Hackettstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hellertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
- Hellertown is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
- Nazareth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Nazareth is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
- Stroudsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
- Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <4>
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
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 Foul Rift. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foul Rift.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foul Rift. 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 Foul Rift.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foul Rift. See our Newspapers Page for Foul Rift.
Adding Foul Rift to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foul Rift 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 Foul Rift was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foul Rift.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foul Rift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foul Rift - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |