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Welcome to Skaneateles Junction ...

Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skaneateles Junction, 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 Skaneateles Junction: Skaneateles Jct. (or less commonly used: Skaneateles Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Skaneateles Junction for more information about variations on the name of Skaneateles Junction.

Skaneateles Junction is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Skaneateles Junction: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Skaneateles Junction ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • De Witt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Baldwinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • North Syracuse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Solvay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • East Syracuse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Skaneateles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liverpool
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Skaneateles Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skaneateles Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skaneateles Junction ...

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

Adding Skaneateles Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skaneateles Junction 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 Skaneateles Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skaneateles Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skaneateles Junction - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Skaneateles Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Skaneateles Junction 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.