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
- ^ 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.
