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Fishers Landing is located on the Saint Lawrence River/Seaway.

Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishers Landing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Fishers Landing: Fishers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Fishers Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fishers Landing for more information about variations on the name of Fishers Landing.

Fishers Landing is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fishers Landing: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Fishers Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fishers Landing - they are located in Arizona and Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fishers Landing.

Communities near Fishers Landing ...

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

  • Gananoque
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Alexandria Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Theresa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Cape Vincent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Vincent
    • Cape Vincent is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Vincent <4>
  • Chaumont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Evans Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Fishers Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fishers Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishers Landing ...

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

Adding Fishers Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fishers Landing 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 Fishers Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Fishers Landing post office opened in 1874.

We also found Fishers Landing in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishers Landing.

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

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 Fishers Landing - 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 Fishers Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Fishers Landing 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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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