Welcome to Pattens Mills ...
Pattens Mills is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pattens Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for Pattens Mills: Pattens Mls. (or less commonly used: Pattens Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Pattens Mills for more information about variations on the name of Pattens Mills.
Pattens Mills is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pattens Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pattens Mills: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Pattens Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pattens Mills.
- Glens Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Glens Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- Fort Edward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
- Fort Edward is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <4>
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Whitehall is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
- Schuylerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
- Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <4>
- Lake George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ann
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Pattens Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pattens Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pattens Mills. 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 Pattens Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pattens Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Pattens Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pattens Mills ...
Looking for more information about Pattens Mills? 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 Pattens Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pattens Mills.
Adding Pattens Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pattens Mills 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 Pattens Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Pattens Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pattens Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pattens Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Pattens Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Pattens Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |