Welcome to Trout River ...

Trout River is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trout River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Trout River: Trout Riv.

Trout River is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Trout River: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Trout River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Trout River - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.

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

Communities near Trout River ...

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

• Salaberry de Valleyfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salaberry de Valleyfield
• Malone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Malone is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
• Saint Zotique
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Zotique
• Les Coteaux
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Les Coteaux
• Ormstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormstown
• Saint Anicet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anicet
• Huntingdon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
• Hinchinbrooke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchinbrooke
• Riviere Beaudette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviere Beaudette
• Saint Stanislas de Kostka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stanislas de Kostka

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trout River ...

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

Adding Trout River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trout River 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 (so far) for Trout River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Trout River post office opened in 1852. The Trout River post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trout River.