Welcome to Point Vivian ...

Point Vivian is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Vivian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Point Vivian: Pt. Vivian

Point Vivian is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Point Vivian: (315)

Communities near Point Vivian ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Vivian.

• Gananoque
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gananoque
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gananoque <4>
• Clayton
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Theresa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Antwerp
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Chaumont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Hammond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Browns Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
  • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
• Thousand Island Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Island Park
  • Thousand Island Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Island Park <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 Point Vivian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Vivian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Vivian ...

Looking for more information about Point Vivian? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point Vivian, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Vivian.

Adding Point Vivian to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Vivian post office opened in 1892.

We also found Point Vivian on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Vivian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Vivian. 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/