Welcome to Standish ...

Standish is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Standish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Standish is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Standish: (518)

Communities Also Named Standish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Standish - they are located in California, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan and Missouri.

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

Communities near Standish ...

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

• Malone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <3>
• Dannemora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannemora
  • Dannemora is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannemora <3>
• Chateaugay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
  • Chateaugay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chateaugay <3>
• Burke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <3>
• Redford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Redford is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <3>
• Moffitsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
  • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
• Harrigan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrigan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
  • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
• Merrillsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
• Brainardsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainardsville
  • Brainardsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainardsville <3>
• Ellenburg Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg Center
  • Ellenburg Center is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg Center <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Standish ...

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

Adding Standish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Standish post office opened in 1886.

We also found Standish in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Standish.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Standish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/