RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Franklin County >> McMasters CrossingIndex...

Welcome to McMasters Crossing ...

McMasters Crossing is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McMasters Crossing: McMasters Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for McMasters Crossing for more information about variations on the name of McMasters Crossing.

McMasters Crossing is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McMasters Crossing: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near McMasters Crossing ...

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

  • Altamont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Altamont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Saranac Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tupper Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Placid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrietstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Saranac Inn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
  • Paul Smiths
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bloomingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiteface
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McMasters Crossing ...

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

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 McMasters Crossing - 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 McMasters Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the McMasters Crossing 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.