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Other name places are Owens, Glenwood, De Kays, Prices Switch, Maple Grange, Independence Corners, Sand Hills, Waywayanda, Vernon, Cherry Ridge, and the lost village of Canistear ( now under the Canistear Reservoir ).

Portions of the township are owned by the City of Newark, Essex County, for their Pequannock River Watershed, which provides water to the city.