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Welcome to Fort William Henry ...

Fort William Henry is located in Warren County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort William Henry: Ft. William Henry

Fort William Henry is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fort William Henry: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Fort William Henry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort William Henry.

  • Glens Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • South Glens Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
  • Fort Edward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Ann
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Argyle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • Queensbury
    (5 miles [8 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 Fort William Henry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort William Henry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort William Henry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort William Henry - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort William Henry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Fort William Henry 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.