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Welcome to Felts Mills ...

Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Felts Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Felts Mills: Felts Mls. (or less commonly used: Felts Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Felts Mills for more information about variations on the name of Felts Mills.

Felts Mills is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Felts Mills: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Felts Mills: 13638<4>

Communities near Felts Mills ...

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

  • Watertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Carthage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Adams
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
  • Sackets Harbor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Philadelphia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brownville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dexter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Copenhagen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Theresa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • 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 Felts Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Felts Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Felts Mills ...

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

Adding Felts Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Felts Mills 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 Felts Mills was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Felts Mills.

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 Felts Mills - 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 Felts Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Felts Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Felts Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Felts Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.