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Welcome to Ketchums Corners ...

Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Ketchums Corners: Ketchums Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ketchums Corners for more information about variations on the name of Ketchums Corners.

Ketchums Corners is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ketchums Corners: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Ketchums Corners ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ketchums Corners ...

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

Adding Ketchums Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ketchums Corners.

Footnotes ...

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