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History · Lake Telemark

13% of Lake Telemark’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Telemark’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lake Telemark are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lake Telemark’s homes were built before 1963.
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The story so far

Lake Telemark, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Telemark yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lake Telemark is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 1,172.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,255 to 1,172 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake Telemark, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Telemark

Nobody well known was born in Lake Telemark itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jane KrakowskiAmerican actress and singer, comedian · b. 1968
Reince PriebusChairman of the Republican National Committee f… · b. 1972
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Johnny CardosoAmerican soccer player · b. 2001
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Brandon SklenarAmerican actor · b. 1990
Brian TichyAmerican drummer · b. 1968
Dilly DukaSoccer player · b. 1989
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Hibernia1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.