Welcome to Fishers Landing ...

Fishers Landing is located on the Saint Lawrence River/Seaway.

Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Fishers Landing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishers Landing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Fishers Landing: Fishers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Fishers Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fishers Landing for more information about variations on the name of Fishers Landing.

Fishers Landing is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fishers Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fishers Landing is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Fishers Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fishers Landing - they are located in Arizona and Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fishers Landing.

Communities near Fishers Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fishers Landing.

• Gananoque
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gananoque
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gananoque <4>
• Clayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Philadelphia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Brownville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Dexter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Theresa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Cape Vincent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Vincent
  • Cape Vincent is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Vincent <4>
• Chaumont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaumont
  • Chaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaumont <4>
• Evans Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mills
  • Evans Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans Mills <4>

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 Fishers Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fishers Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fishers Landing. 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 Fishers Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishers Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Fishers Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishers Landing ...

Looking for more information about Fishers Landing? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fishers Landing, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fishers Landing.

Adding Fishers Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fishers Landing 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 Fishers Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fishers Landing post office opened in 1874.

We also found Fishers Landing in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishers Landing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishers Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/