Welcome to Salisbury Mills ...
Salisbury Mills is located in Orange County<1>.
The location of Salisbury Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Salisbury Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1820.
A typical abbreviation for Salisbury Mills: Salisbury Mls. (or less commonly used: Salisbury Mlls.)
Salisbury Mills is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Salisbury Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Salisbury Mills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Salisbury Mills, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Salisbury Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salisbury Mills.
- Palm Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Newburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
- Peekskill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
- Peekskill is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
- Beacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Beacon is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
- Haverstraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
- Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - West Haverstraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <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 Salisbury Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salisbury Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salisbury Mills. 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 Salisbury Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salisbury Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Salisbury Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salisbury Mills ...
Looking for more information about Salisbury Mills? 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 Salisbury Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Salisbury Mills.
Adding Salisbury Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Salisbury Mills 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 Salisbury Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Salisbury Mills post office opened in 1820.
We also found Salisbury Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Salisbury Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salisbury Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salisbury Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |