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Welcome to Undercliff ...

Undercliff is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Undercliff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Undercliff is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Undercliff: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Undercliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Undercliff - they are located in Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Undercliff ...

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

  • Saranac Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake Placid
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
  • North Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Elba is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
  • Ray Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Jay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harrietstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Alder Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Undercliff ...

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

Adding Undercliff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Undercliff post office opened in 1898. The Undercliff post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Undercliff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Undercliff - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Undercliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Undercliff 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/