Welcome to Allendale ...

Allendale is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allendale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Allendale is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Allendale is within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Allendale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Allendale - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (3), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Allendale ...

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

• Watertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <4>
• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Sackets Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
  • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <4>
• Black River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Brownville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
• Dexter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Copenhagen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <4>
• Lacona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
• Glen Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
  • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allendale ...

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

Adding Allendale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allendale post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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