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.

• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
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• Wayne
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wayne is located in Passaic County
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• Pompton Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pompton Plains is located in Morris County
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• Pequannock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pequannock is located in Morris County
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• Singac
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Singac is located in Passaic County
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• Pompton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pompton is located in Passaic County
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• Fairfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield is located in Essex County
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• Paterson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Pompton Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pompton Junction is located in Passaic County
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• Little Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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• Riverside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverside is located in Passaic County
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• Crystal Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
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• Montville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Montville is located in Morris County
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• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Essex County
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• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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• Montclair Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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• Richfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richfield is located in Passaic County
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• Lake View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Passaic County
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• Wortendyke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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• Wyckoff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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• Butler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler is located in Morris County
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• Brook Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brook Valley is located in Morris County
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• Pine Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Brook is located in Morris County
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• Caldwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell is located in Essex County
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• Verona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Verona is located in Essex County
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• Upper Montclair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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• Clifton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Athenia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Athenia is located in Passaic County
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• Warren Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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• Ridgewood Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County
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• Ridgewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
• Smiths Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Smiths Mills is located in Passaic County
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