Welcome to Green Lake ...

Green Lake is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Green Lake: Green Lk.

Green Lake is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Green Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Green Lake - they are located in British Columbia, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Lake.

Communities near Green Lake ...

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

• Paterson
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (18 miles [29 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
• Ridgewood
  (18 miles [29 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
• Morristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Borough of Woodland Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
• Suffern
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Suffern is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <3>
• Boonton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <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 Green Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Lake ...

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

Adding Green Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Green Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Lake.