Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Packanack Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Packanack Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Packanack Lake listed first.
- Wayne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Pompton Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Plains
- Pompton Plains is located in Morris County
- Pequannock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequannock
- Pequannock is located in Morris County
- Singac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Pompton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Paterson
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Pompton Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompton Junction
- Pompton Junction is located in Passaic County
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Crystal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Montclair Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montclair Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Heights
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Wortendyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
- Wyckoff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Brook Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Valley
- Brook Valley is located in Morris County
- Pine Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
- Pine Brook is located in Morris County
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Upper Montclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Montclair
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Athenia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
- Warren Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
- Ridgewood Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Junction
- Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County
- Ridgewood
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Smiths Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mills
- Smiths Mills is located in Passaic County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/
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 Packanack Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |