Welcome to Jay ...

Jay is located in the Adirondacks.

Jay is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Jay is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Jay: (518)

The ZIP code for Jay: 12941<3>

Communities Also Named Jay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Jay - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near Jay ...

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

• Lake Placid
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <5>
• Village of Keeseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
  • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
• Keeseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
  • Keeseville is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <5>
• Westport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <5>
• Au Sable Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable Forks
  • Au Sable Forks is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Sable Forks <5>
• Black Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
• Thomasville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
• Lewis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Essex County
• Elizabethtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
• Harkness
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
  • Harkness is located in Clinton 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 Jay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jay ...

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

Adding Jay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jay 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 Jay was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Jay on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/