Welcome to Lake Hiawatha ...
Lake Hiawatha is located in Morris County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Hiawatha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1937.
A typical abbreviation for Lake Hiawatha: Lk. Hiawatha
Lake Hiawatha is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lake Hiawatha lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lake Hiawatha: 973 & 862<3>
Communities Also Named Lake Hiawatha ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lake Hiawatha - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Hiawatha.
Communities near Lake Hiawatha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Hiawatha.
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Paterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- East Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- East Orange is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Hackensack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Kearny
(14 miles [22.5 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
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 Lake Hiawatha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Hiawatha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Hiawatha. 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 Lake Hiawatha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Hiawatha. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Hiawatha.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Hiawatha ...
Looking for more information about Lake Hiawatha? 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 Lake Hiawatha, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Hiawatha.
Adding Lake Hiawatha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lake Hiawatha 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 Lake Hiawatha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
X2X - From that list, the Lake Hiawatha post office opened in 1937.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Hiawatha.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Hiawatha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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 Lake Hiawatha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Hiawatha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Hiawatha area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |