Welcome to Floodwood ...

Floodwood is located in Franklin County<1>.

Floodwood is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Floodwood: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Floodwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Floodwood - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio.

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

Communities near Floodwood ...

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

• Altamont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Altamont is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
• Saranac Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
• Tupper Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tupper Lake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupper Lake <4>
• Saranac Inn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
• Paul Smiths
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <4>
• Harrietstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
• Sevey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
• Bloomingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Ray Brook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ray Brook is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Brook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray Brook <4>
• Horseshoe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floodwood ...

Looking for more information about Floodwood? 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 Floodwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Floodwood.

Adding Floodwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floodwood 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 Floodwood was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floodwood.