Welcome to Bovina ...

Bovina is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bovina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

Bovina is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Bovina ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Bovina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bovina - they are located in Colorado, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Bovina ...

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

• Delhi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
• Stamford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <3>
• Margaretville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <3>
• Schenevus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <3>
• Hobart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <3>
• Fleischmanns
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <3>
• Andes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <3>
• New Kingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
• South Kortright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kortright
  • South Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Kortright <3>
• Bloomville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
  • Bloomville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomville <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 Bovina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bovina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bovina ...

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

Adding Bovina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bovina post office opened in 1821.

We also found Bovina in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bovina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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