Welcome to Littleton ...

Littleton is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Littleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Littleton is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Littleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Littleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Littleton ...

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

• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Littleton to Newark
• Paterson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paterson
  • From Littleton to Paterson
• Elizabeth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Littleton to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Littleton to Clifton
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Littleton to Passaic
• East Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From Littleton to East Orange
• Plainfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plainfield
  • From Littleton to Plainfield
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Linden
  • From Littleton to Linden
• Kearny
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kearny
  • From Littleton to Kearny
• Garfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garfield
  • From Littleton to Garfield

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 Littleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Littleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Littleton ...

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

Adding Littleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Littleton 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 Littleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

X2X - From that list, the Littleton post office opened in 1826.

We also found Littleton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Littleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Littleton. 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/