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Welcome to Methol ...

Methol is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Methol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Methol is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Methol ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Methol, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Methol ...

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

  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hancock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Roscoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peakville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peakville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
  • Gregorytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
  • Long Eddy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Methol ...

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

Adding Methol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Methol 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 (so far) for Methol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Methol post office opened in 1895. The Methol post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Methol.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Methol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/