Welcome to Rockaway Valley ...

Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County<1>.

The location of Rockaway Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Rockaway Valley: Rockaway Vly. (or less commonly used: Rockaway Vally. or Rockaway Vlly.)

Rockaway Valley is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Rockaway Valley ...

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

• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• 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
• 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
• East Orange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Kearny
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
• Garfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Ridgewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
• Summit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 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 Rockaway Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockaway Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockaway Valley ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockaway Valley. 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.state.nj.us/