Welcome to East Hounsfield ...
East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Hounsfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for East Hounsfield: E. Hounsfield
East Hounsfield is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Hounsfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Hounsfield: 315 & 680<3>
Communities near East Hounsfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Hounsfield.
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- West Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sackets Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
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 East Hounsfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Hounsfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Hounsfield. 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 East Hounsfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Hounsfield. See our Newspapers Page for East Hounsfield.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Hounsfield ...
Looking for more information about East Hounsfield? 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 East Hounsfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Hounsfield.
Adding East Hounsfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Hounsfield 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 East Hounsfield was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found East Hounsfield in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Hounsfield.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Hounsfield - 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 East Hounsfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the East Hounsfield 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. |