Welcome to Rockland Lake ...
Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockland Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.
A typical abbreviation for Rockland Lake: Rockland Lk.
Rockland Lake is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rockland Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rockland Lake: 845 & 329<3>
Communities near Rockland Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockland Lake.
- Yonkers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- New Rochelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackensack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Palm Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
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 Rockland Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockland Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockland Lake. 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 Rockland Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockland Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Rockland Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockland Lake ...
Looking for more information about Rockland Lake? 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 Rockland Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockland Lake.
Adding Rockland Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rockland Lake 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 Rockland Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rockland Lake post office opened in 1842.
We also found Rockland Lake in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockland Lake.
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 Rockland Lake - 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 Rockland Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Rockland Lake 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |