Welcome to Boreas River ...

Boreas River is located in Essex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boreas River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for Boreas River: Boreas Riv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Boreas River for more information about variations on the name of Boreas River.

Boreas River is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Boreas River: (518)

Communities near Boreas River ...

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

• Loch Muller
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
• Blue Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
• Tahawus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
  • Tahawus is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <4>
• Newcomb
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
  • Newcomb is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomb <4>
• Minerva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <4>
• Schroon Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroon Lake
  • Schroon Lake is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schroon Lake <4>
• Severance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Severance is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <4>
• Adirondack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adirondack
  • Adirondack is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adirondack <4>
• Pottersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <4>
• Holcombville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
  • Holcombville is located in Warren County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boreas River ...

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

Adding Boreas River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boreas River 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 Boreas River was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boreas River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boreas River. 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/