Welcome to Southfields ...
Southfields is located in Orange County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Southfields, 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.
Southfields is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Southfields lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Southfields: 845 & 329<3>
Websites for Southfields ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Southfields, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Southfields ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southfields.
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
- Palm Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <5>
- Ridgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Ossining
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
- Ossining is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <5>
- Peekskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
- Peekskill is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <5>
- Haverstraw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
- Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <5>
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 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 Southfields. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southfields.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southfields. 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 Southfields.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Southfields. See our Newspapers Page for Southfields.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southfields ...
Looking for more information about Southfields? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Southfields, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Southfields.
Adding Southfields to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Southfields 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 Southfields was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Southfields in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Southfields.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southfields. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southfields - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Southfields area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Southfields area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |