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Welcome to Point Au Roche ...

Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Au Roche, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Point Au Roche: Pt. Au Roche

Point Au Roche is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Point Au Roche: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Point Au Roche ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Au Roche.

  • Plattsburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colchester is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Saint Albans
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Swanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Saint Albans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Fairfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fairfax is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
  • Georgia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Dannemora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Swanton
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Point Au Roche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Au Roche.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Au Roche ...

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

Adding Point Au Roche to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Au Roche 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 (so far) for Point Au Roche was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Au Roche.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Au Roche - 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 Point Au Roche area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Point Au Roche 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.