Welcome to De Peyster ...
De Peyster is located in the Adirondacks.
De Peyster is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of De Peyster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
De Peyster is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: De Peyster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for De Peyster: 315 & 680<3>
Communities near De Peyster ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near De Peyster.
- Brockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
- Prescott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gouverneur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heuvelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Hermon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
- Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
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 De Peyster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for De Peyster.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of De Peyster. 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 De Peyster.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around De Peyster. See our Newspapers Page for De Peyster.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Peyster ...
Looking for more information about De Peyster? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for De Peyster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for De Peyster.
Adding De Peyster to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of De Peyster 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 De Peyster was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found De Peyster in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for De Peyster.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Peyster - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the De Peyster area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the De Peyster 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. |