Welcome to Southfields ...

Southfields is located in Orange County<1>.

The location of Southfields has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Southfields is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Woodbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people

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).

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/