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Welcome to Salisbury ...

Salisbury is located in Herkimer County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Salisbury, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Salisbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

When the people of Salisbury refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Salisburian<3>

Salisbury is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Salisbury: (315)

Websites for Salisbury ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Salisbury, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Salisbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Salisbury: This one is located in Herkimer County and the other is located in Nassau County.

Beyond New York, there are 21 communities that are also named Salisbury - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Vermont and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Salisbury ...

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

  • Ilion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <6>
  • Herkimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <6>
  • Fort Plain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
    • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <6>
  • Dolgeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Johnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
    • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <6>
  • Palatine Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine Bridge
    • Palatine Bridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine Bridge <6>
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salisbury ...

Looking for more information about Salisbury? 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 Salisbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salisbury.

Adding Salisbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salisbury 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Salisbury post office opened in 1813.

We also found Salisbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salisbury.

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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 Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Salisbury refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Salisbury may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salisbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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