Welcome to North River ...

North River is located in the Adirondacks.

North River is located in Warren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for North River: N. River

North River is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for North River: (518)

Communities Also Named North River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named North River - they are located in Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Prince Edward Island and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North River.

Communities near North River ...

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

• Holcombville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
  • Holcombville is located in Warren County
• Minerva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <4>
• Johnsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Johnsburg is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <4>
• Riparius
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riparius
  • Riparius is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riparius <4>
• Wevertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wevertown
  • Wevertown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wevertown <4>
• Indian Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Lake <4>
• Loch Muller
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
• Pottersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <4>
• Sabael
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabael
  • Sabael is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabael <4>
• Adirondack
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adirondack
  • Adirondack is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adirondack <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 North River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North River ...

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

Adding North River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North River post office opened in 1854.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

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