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Welcome to Coreys ...

Coreys is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coreys, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Coreys is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coreys: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Coreys ...

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

  • Altamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Altamont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Saranac Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tupper Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake Placid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Saranac Inn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
  • Ray Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrietstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Paul Smiths
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Horseshoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Whiteface
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coreys ...

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

Adding Coreys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coreys 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 (so far) for Coreys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coreys post office opened in 1898. The Coreys post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coreys.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coreys - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Coreys area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Coreys 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/