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Welcome to Parishville ...

Parishville is located in the Adirondacks.

Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Parishville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

Parishville is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Parishville: (315)

Communities Also Named Parishville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Parishville - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Parishville ...

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

  • Potsdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <3>
  • Canton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
  • Norwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
  • Hopkinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • West Parishville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
    • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Willisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
    • Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Coney Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Coney Island is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hannawa Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Stockholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parishville ...

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

Adding Parishville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parishville post office opened in 1813.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parishville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parishville. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Parishville - 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/









 

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