Welcome to Ramapo ...
Ramapo is located in Rockland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramapo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
Ramapo is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ramapo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ramapo: 845 & 329<3>
Communities Also Named Ramapo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ramapo - they are located in Kansas, Oregon and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ramapo.
Websites for Ramapo ...
Official Website: www.ramapo.org/
Communities near Ramapo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ramapo.
- Paterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Hackensack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Palm Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Kiryas Joel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Ridgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 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 Ramapo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ramapo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ramapo. 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 Ramapo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramapo. See our Newspapers Page for Ramapo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ramapo ...
Looking for more information about Ramapo? 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 Ramapo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ramapo.
Adding Ramapo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ramapo 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 Ramapo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ramapo post office opened in 1825. The Ramapo post office closed in 1954.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramapo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rockland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ramapo - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Ramapo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Ramapo 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/ |