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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Franklin County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Saranac Inn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Whiteface 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 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |