Welcome to Deferiet ...

The village of Deferiet is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deferiet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deferiet has a population of 284 people<2> (see below for details).

Deferiet is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Deferiet: 315 & 680<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deferiet had an population of 284 people. This is a decrease of 3.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deferiet had a population of 294 people. This makes Deferiet the county's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 294 people, the population of Deferiet decreased 4.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 309 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deferiet.

Communities near Deferiet ...

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

• Watertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Lowville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <5>
• Carthage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• West Carthage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Black River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Brownville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Dexter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
• Copenhagen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Theresa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 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 Deferiet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deferiet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deferiet ...

Looking for more information about Deferiet? 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 Deferiet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deferiet.

Adding Deferiet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deferiet 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 Deferiet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Deferiet post office opened in 1901.

We also found Deferiet mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deferiet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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