South Centerville | |
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 South Centerville, looking east along US 6. | |
  South Centerville | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′08″N 74°31′20″W / 41.38556°N 74.52222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Time zone | UTC-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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Centerville
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Conan & Andy's Road Trip To South Centerville". Team Coco.
