Welcome to Haskell ...

Haskell is located in Passaic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haskell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Haskell is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Haskell: (973) & (862)<3>

The ZIP code for Haskell: 07420<4>

Communities Also Named Haskell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Haskell - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Haskell ...

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

• Paterson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• East Orange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Hackensack
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Kearny
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
• Spring Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <6>
• Garfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Englewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
• Ridgewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
  • 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 Haskell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haskell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haskell ...

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

Adding Haskell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haskell 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 Haskell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Haskell post office opened in 1902.

We also found Haskell on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haskell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/