Welcome to Banksville ...
Banksville is located in Fairfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Banksville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Banksville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Banksville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Banksville: 203 & 475<3>
Communities Also Named Banksville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Banksville - they are located in Georgia, Nebraska, New York and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banksville.
Communities near Banksville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banksville.
- Yonkers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yonkers
- From Banksville to Yonkers
- Stamford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stamford
- From Banksville to Stamford
- Stamford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Norwalk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwalk
- From Banksville to Norwalk
- Norwalk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - New Rochelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
- New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Rochelle
- From Banksville to New Rochelle
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Vernon
- From Banksville to Mount Vernon
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Plains
- From Banksville to White Plains
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 Banksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banksville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banksville. 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 Banksville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banksville. See our Newspapers Page for Banksville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banksville ...
Looking for more information about Banksville? 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 Banksville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Banksville.
Adding Banksville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Banksville 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 Banksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Banksville post office opened in 1849.
We also found Banksville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Banksville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 203 code has been Overlayed with the 475 area code. New phone numbers in the Banksville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 203 or 475. As a result, placing a call in the Banksville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |