Welcome to Sparkill ...
Sparkill is located in Rockland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sparkill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Sparkill is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sparkill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sparkill: 845 & 329<3>
Communities near Sparkill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sparkill.
- Bronx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
- Yonkers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- New Rochelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Sparkill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sparkill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sparkill. 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 Sparkill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparkill. See our Newspapers Page for Sparkill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sparkill ...
Looking for more information about Sparkill? 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 Sparkill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sparkill.
Adding Sparkill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sparkill 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 Sparkill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sparkill post office opened in 1872.
We also found Sparkill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sparkill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rockland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sparkill - 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 Sparkill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Sparkill 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |