Welcome to Border City ...

Border City is located in Seneca County<1>.

The location of Border City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Border City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Border City is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Border City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Border City: This one is located in Seneca County and the other is located in Ontario County.

Beyond New York, there are 3 communities that are also named Border City - they are located in California and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Border City.

Communities near Border City ...

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

• Canandaigua
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
• Newark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Penn Yan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Waterloo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Lyons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Palmyra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Phelps
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Phelps is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Border City ...

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

Adding Border City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Border City post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Border City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Seneca County: www.co.seneca.ny.us/

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