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Welcome to Natural Dam ...

Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Natural Dam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Natural Dam is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Natural Dam lies within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Natural Dam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Natural Dam - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Natural Dam ...

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

  • Brockville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Theresa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southwest)
  • Harrisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
  • Hermon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
  • Morristown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rensselaer Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
    • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
  • Richville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Natural Dam ...

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

Adding Natural Dam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Natural Dam post office opened in 1890.

We also found Natural Dam in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Natural Dam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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