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Welcome to South Bay ...

South Bay is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for South Bay: S. Bay

South Bay is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Bay: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named South Bay ...

While we believe that this South Bay is located in Madison County, we know of another 2 New York communities named South Bay. Those communities are located in the following counties: Onondaga and Washington County.

Beyond New York, there are 11 communities that are also named South Bay - they are located in California, Florida, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario (3), Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near South Bay ...

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

  • Rome
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
  • De Witt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Oneida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Syracuse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Chittenango
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Canastota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Manlius
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Minoa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
  • Sherrill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bay ...

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

Adding South Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Bay post office opened in 1889. The South Bay post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Bay - 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 South Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the South Bay 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/