Welcome to Gabriels ...
Gabriels is located in the Adirondacks.
Gabriels is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gabriels, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Gabriels is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gabriels lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gabriels: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Gabriels ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gabriels.
- Saranac Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
- Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
- Lake Placid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
- Lake Placid is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
- Merrillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Saranac Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saranac Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Franklin Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Ray Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Brook
- Ray Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray Brook <4>
- Alder Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Whiteface
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- North Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- North Elba is located in Essex County
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 Gabriels. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gabriels.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gabriels. 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 Gabriels.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gabriels. See our Newspapers Page for Gabriels.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gabriels ...
Looking for more information about Gabriels? 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 Gabriels, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gabriels.
Adding Gabriels to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gabriels 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 Gabriels was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gabriels post office opened in 1896.
We also found Gabriels mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gabriels.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gabriels. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gabriels - 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 Gabriels area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Gabriels 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |