Tappan Map
Tappan (pronouncded tuh-PAN) is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) in the Town of Orangetown Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Old Tappan, New Jersey; east of Nauraushaun and Pearl River; south of Blauvelt and west of Palisades and Sparkill. The population was 6,757 at the 2000 census.
The Tappan were a Lenape people who inhabited the region radiating from Hudson Palisades and New York – New Jersey Highlands at the time of European colonialization in the 17th century.
The first County Courthouse was built in Tappan, though by 1737, sessions alternated between Tappan and Goshen.
Nearby cities include Northvale, Sparkill, Rockleigh, Orangeburg, Norwood.