Welcome to Schroon Falls ...
Schroon Falls is located in Essex County<1>.
Schroon Falls is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Schroon Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Schroon Falls: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Schroon Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schroon Falls.
- Ticonderoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Port Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Schroon Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loch Muller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loch Muller is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
- Adirondack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ironville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Boreas River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boreas River is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
- Pottersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 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 Schroon Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schroon Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schroon Falls. 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 Schroon Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schroon Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Schroon Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schroon Falls ...
Looking for more information about Schroon Falls? 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 Schroon Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Schroon Falls.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schroon Falls - 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 Schroon Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Schroon Falls 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. |