South Centerville, New York

South Centerville
Hamlet
South Centerville, looking east along US 6.
South Centerville, looking east along US 6.
South Centerville is located in New York
South Centerville
South Centerville
Coordinates: 41°23′08″N 74°31′20″W / 41.38556°N 74.52222°W / 41.38556; -74.52222
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOrange
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
10940

South Centerville is a hamlet in the town of Wawayanda, Orange County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1]

History

Variant names were "Centerville" and "South Centreville".[1] A post office called South Centreville was established in 1879, the name was changed to South Centerville in 1893, and the post office closed in 1917.[2] The community was named from its location near the geographical center of Minisink.[3]

South Centerville was featured in a 1997 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, consisting of Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter traveling the town, meeting local residents, and planting a flag with the show's logo.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Centerville
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson. p. 417.
  4. ^ "Conan & Andy's Road Trip To South Centerville". Team Coco.


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