Welcome to Natural Bridge ...

Natural Bridge is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Natural Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Natural Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for Natural Bridge: Natural Brg. (or less commonly used: Natural Brdg. or Natural Brdge.)

Natural Bridge is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Natural Bridge: (315)

Communities Also Named Natural Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Natural Bridge - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky (2), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Natural Bridge ...

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

• Gouverneur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Lowville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
• Carthage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• West Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Black River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Philadelphia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Copenhagen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <4>
• Theresa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Antwerp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Harrisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Natural Bridge ...

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

Adding Natural Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Natural Bridge 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 Natural Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Natural Bridge post office opened in 1829.

We also found Natural Bridge in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Natural Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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