Editing Rockaway Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 45.89 square miles (118.85&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 41.73 square miles (108.09&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 4.16 square miles (10.77&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (9.06%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Rockaway Township and its sister community, [[Rockaway, New Jersey|Rockaway Borough]], and the area around the two municipalities are home to some scenic areas. These areas include lakes, rivers, and expansive ranges of mountains, covered with trees and wildlife and hiking trails, including [[Farny State Park]],<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/farny.html Farny State Park], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed November 4, 2013.</ref> [[Wildcat Ridge WMA]],<ref>[http://www.nynjtc.org/park/wildcat-ridge-wildlife-management-area-0 "Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area"], [[New York-New Jersey Trail Conference]]. Accessed November 4, 2013.</ref> Mount Hope Historical Park<ref>[http://www.nynjtc.org/park/mount-hope-historical-park Mount Hope Historical Park], [[New York-New Jersey Trail Conference]]. Accessed November 4, 2013.{{dead link|date=October 2024}}</ref> and [[Splitrock Reservoir]].<ref>Izzo, Michael. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20131024/GRASSROOTS/310240004/ "Paddling Splitrock Reservoir to take in fall's spectacular colors"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', October 25, 2013. Accessed November 4, 2013. "That was the only advice I got before heading onto the Splitrock Reservoir in Rockaway Township, a 625-acre preserve that borders Rockaway Township and Kinnelon, for a two-hour canoe paddle last week."</ref><ref>[https://www.rockawaytownship.org/179/Outdoor-Recreation Parks & Outdoor Recreation], Rockaway Township. Accessed April 2, 2020.</ref>

Portions of the township are owned by the City of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], for their [[Pequannock River]] Watershed, which provides water to the city from an area of {{convert|35000|acres}} that also includes portions of [[Hardyston Township, New Jersey|Hardyston Township]], [[Jefferson Township, New Jersey|Jefferson Township]], [[Kinnelon, New Jersey|Kinnelon]], [[Vernon Township, New Jersey|Vernon Township]] and [[West Milford, New Jersey|West Milford]].<ref>Primerano, Jane. [http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/newark-appealing-watershed-taxes-against-jefferson-1.1329222 "Newark appealing watershed taxes against Jefferson"], ''AIM Jefferson'', May 8, 2015. Accessed July 2, 2015. "Besides West Milford and Jefferson, Newark owns watershed land in Hardyston, Vernon, and Rockaway Townships and Kinnelon Borough, Leach said."</ref><ref>[http://www.leagle.com/decision/1980911NJTax90_180.xml/CITY%20OF%20NEWARK%20v.%20VERNON%20TP. ''City of Newark v. Vernon Tp.''], Leagle from Tax Court of New Jersey, April 1, 1980. Accessed July 2, 2015. "Generally, the lands are part of the 35,000-acre Pequannock Watershed (approximately two times the size of Newark), which was purchased by Newark at the turn of the century to provide a water supply. The watershed, which contains five major bodies of water, is located in Vernon and Hardyston in Sussex County, Jefferson, Rockaway and Kinnelon in Morris County, and West Milford in Passaic County."</ref> Newark's Pequannock Watershed is administered by the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation.<ref>[http://newarkwatershed.com/index_a.html About], Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation. Accessed July 2, 2015.</ref> The river keeper for the Pequannock River is the Pequannock River Coalition.<ref>[http://www.pequannockriver.org/ Home page], Pequannock River Coalition. Accessed September 5, 2011.</ref>

Two sites on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] are in Rockaway Township.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nj/Morris/state.html New Jersey - Morris County], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed July 13, 2012.</ref> Split Rock Furnace is a Civil War era iron ore furnace which is still intact.<ref>O'Dea, Colleen. [https://archive.today/20130131164158/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1804507261.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+01,+2004&author=Colleen+O'Dea&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Highlands+not+just+a+water+reserve&pqatl=google "Highlands not just a water reserve; Region is a wonderland for those who love nature"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', July 1, 2004. Accessed July 13, 2012. "Below the dam, on land that Jersey City still owns outright, are the nearly intact remains of the Split Rock Furnace. The 32-foot tall, 22-foot wide stone chimney tower where magnetite ore was turned to iron has weeds growing out its top, but it still looks impressive."</ref> The Ford-Faesch Manor House, is a 1768 stone mansion that figured prominently during the Revolutionary War and in the 250-year history of Morris County iron industry.<ref>Staff. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1857793391.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+29%2C+2009&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Morris+churches%2C+other+historic+sites+share+%242.1M+in+preservation+funds&pqatl=google "Morris churches, other historic sites share $2.1M in preservation funds"]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', August 29, 2009. Accessed July 13, 2012. "Rockaway Township received a $300368 construction grant for masonry and structural restoration of the Ford-Faesch House, built in 1768."</ref><ref>Erwood, Janet. [https://archive.today/20130131150838/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1712025161.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+30,+2008&author=JANET+ERWOOD&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Saving+an+ironmaster's+home&pqatl=google "Saving an ironmaster's home"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', April 30, 2008. Accessed July 13, 2012. "The Ford-Faesch Manor House is an elegant Georgian style construction typical of its era, with 2- to 3-foot-thick walls built from native stone, eight English style fireplaces and high ceilings, all befitting of an ironmaster's mansion."</ref>

[[Lake Telemark, New Jersey|Lake Telemark]] (with a 2010 Census population of 1,255<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3438430 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Lake Telemark CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212155158/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3438430 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref>) and [[White Meadow Lake, New Jersey|White Meadow Lake]] (with 8,836 as of 2010
<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3480750 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White Meadow Lake CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212163029/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3480750 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref>) are [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] and [[census-designated place]]s (CDPs) located within Rockaway Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34027 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212201033/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34027 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beach Glen, Deer Pond, Denmark, Bowlbyville, Durham Pond, Foxs Pond, [[Green Pond, New Jersey|Green Pond]] (a lake and an accompanying residential community, though it uses a [[Newfoundland, New Jersey|Newfoundland]] address in West Milford), [[Hibernia, New Jersey|Hibernia]] (site of the [[Hibernia mines]]), Hickory Hill, Hilltown, Lyonsville, Marcella, Meriden, Middle Forge, Middletown, Mount Hope, Picatinny, Spicertown and Split Rock.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

[[Splitrock Reservoir]] is {{convert|625|acre|km2}} of wilderness in Rockaway Township that straddles the township's border with [[Kinnelon, New Jersey|Kinnelon]]. The [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] spent $3 million in 2015 to acquire a {{convert|1500|acres|adj=on}} buffer area around the reservoir, as part of an agreement under which [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] retains rights to use water from the reservoir and is responsible for maintenance of the dam at the site.<ref>Izzo, Michael. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/2015/01/05/state-preserves-split-rock-reservoir-rockaway-twp/21300689/ "State preserves Split Rock reservoir in Rockaway Twp."], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', January 5, 2015. Accessed August 5, 2015. "The state Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres program has finalized a $3.1 million purchase of 1,500 acres of watershed buffer land surrounding Split Rock Reservoir from Jersey City.... Under the terms of the agreement, Jersey City retains water rights to continue to use water resources from the northern Morris County reservoir, a supply source for the city's water system. Jersey City will also retain ownership, use and maintenance of the Split Rock dam and the road leading to the dam. The state will have access to the road and to the reservoir."</ref>

Rockaway Township borders the municipalities of [[Boonton Township, New Jersey|Boonton Township]], [[Denville Township, New Jersey|Denville Township]], [[Dover, New Jersey|Dover]], [[Jefferson Township, New Jersey|Jefferson Township]], [[Kinnelon, New Jersey|Kinnelon]], [[Randolph, New Jersey|Randolph]], [[Rockaway, New Jersey|Rockaway]] and [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]] in Morris County; and [[West Milford, New Jersey|West Milford]] in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010521/touches.html Areas touching Rockaway], MapIt. Accessed March 4, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed March 4, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Despite being the largest municipality in terms of area in Morris County and being the fourth-largest in population, Rockaway Township does not have its own designated ZIP code. The township is served by eight ZIP codes, seven from the surrounding municipalities and one of an unincorporated area within Rockaway Township. The ZIP codes for Rockaway Township are 07005 (Boonton), 07405 (Butler), 07435 (Newfoundland), 07438 (Oak Ridge), 07801 (Dover), 07842 (Hibernia), 07866 (Rockaway Borough) and 07885 (Wharton).