Welcome to Severance ...

Severance is located in the Adirondacks.

Severance is located in Essex County<1>.

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

Severance is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Severance: (518)

Communities Also Named Severance ...

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

Beyond New York, there are 4 communities that are also named Severance - they are located in Colorado, Kansas and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Severance ...

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

• Ticonderoga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonderoga
  • Ticonderoga is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ticonderoga <3>
• Port Henry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Henry
  • Port Henry is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 1,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Henry <3>
• Blue Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
• Adirondack
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adirondack
  • Adirondack is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adirondack <3>
• Loch Muller
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
• Pottersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <3>
• Brant Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
  • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <3>
• Minerva
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <3>
• Hague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Hague is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <3>
• Moriah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
  • Moriah is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriah <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Severance ...

Looking for more information about Severance? 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 Severance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Severance.

Adding Severance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Severance post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Severance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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