Welcome to Southold ...
Southold is located in Suffolk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Southold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1802.
Southold is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Southold lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Southold: 631 & 934<3>
Communities near Southold ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southold.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
- Old Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Old Lyme
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
- Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
- Westbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
- Essex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
- Southampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
- Southampton has also been known as:
- Southampton village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <5>
- Sag Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
- East Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 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 Southold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southold.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southold. 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 Southold.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Southold. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Southold.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southold ...
Looking for more information about Southold? 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 Southold, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Southold.
Adding Southold to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Southold 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 Southold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Southold post office opened in 1802.
We also found Southold in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Southold.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southold - 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 631 code has been Overlayed with the 934 area code. New phone numbers in the Southold area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the Southold 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |