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Welcome to Far Rockaway ...

Far Rockaway is located in Queens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Far Rockaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Far Rockaway is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Far Rockaway ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Far Rockaway ...

Looking for more information about Far Rockaway? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Far Rockaway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Far Rockaway.

Adding Far Rockaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Far Rockaway post office opened in 1874.

We also found Far Rockaway in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Far Rockaway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Queens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Far Rockaway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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