Welcome to Besemer ...

Besemer is located in Tompkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Besemer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Besemer is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Besemer lies within the (607) area code.

Websites for Besemer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Besemer, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Besemer ...

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

• Ithaca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Cortland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
• Lansing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• Cayuga Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
• Dryden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
• Trumansburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <3>
• Newark Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <3>
• Marathon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <3>
• Candor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Besemer ...

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

Adding Besemer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Besemer post office opened in 1883.

We also found Besemer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Besemer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Besemer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/