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Welcome to North Pharsalia ...

North Pharsalia is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Pharsalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for North Pharsalia: N. Pharsalia

North Pharsalia is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Pharsalia: 607

Websites for North Pharsalia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near North Pharsalia ...

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

  • Norwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherburne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Berlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Earlville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
  • DeRuyter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
    • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Smyrna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
  • South Otselic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Pharsalia ...

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

Adding North Pharsalia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Pharsalia post office opened in 1856.

We also found North Pharsalia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Pharsalia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Pharsalia - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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