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Welcome to South New Haven ...

South New Haven is located in Oswego County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of South New Haven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for South New Haven: S. New Haven

South New Haven is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South New Haven is within the (315) area code.

Communities near South New Haven ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South New Haven.

  • Oswego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pulaski
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Square
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
    • Central Square is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
  • Mexico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hannibal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
  • Parish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South New Haven ...

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

Adding South New Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South New Haven post office opened in 1877.

We also found South New Haven in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South New Haven.

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.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 Oswego, 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 South New Haven - 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/









 

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