Welcome to Sodom ...

Sodom is located in Warren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sodom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Sodom is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sodom is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Sodom ...

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

Beyond New York, there are 10 communities that are also named Sodom - they are located in Connecticut, Maine (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sodom ...

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

• Speculator
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
  • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <4>
• Riparius
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riparius
  • Riparius is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riparius <4>
• Minerva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <4>
• Pottersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <4>
• Athol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <4>
• Brant Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Riverbank
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Warren County
• Warrensburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
  • Warrensburg is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <4>
• Adirondack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adirondack
  • Adirondack is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adirondack <4>
• Stony Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <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 Sodom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sodom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sodom ...

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

Adding Sodom to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sodom post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sodom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

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