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Welcome to Papakating ...

Papakating is located in Sussex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Papakating, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Papakating is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Papakating: 973 & 862<3>

Communities near Papakating ...

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

  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Jervis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
  • Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
  • Goshen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshen is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
  • Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
  • Greenwood Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Florida
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Florida is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <4>
  • Matamoras
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Otisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Papakating ...

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

Adding Papakating to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Papakating 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 (so far) for Papakating was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Papakating post office opened in 1862. The Papakating post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Papakating.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Papakating - 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 Papakating area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Papakating area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/