South Centerville, New York

Hamlet in Orange County, New York
Hamlet in New York, United States
41°23′08″N 74°31′20″W / 41.38556°N 74.52222°W / 41.38556; -74.52222CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountyOrangeTime 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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