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>
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)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sackets Harbor
(18 miles [29 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>
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- 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)
- 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>
- Theresa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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 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 for Felts Mills was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Felts Mills in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
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> | 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. |