Welcome to Caywood ...

Caywood is located in Seneca County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caywood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Caywood is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Caywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Caywood - they are located in Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near Caywood ...

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

• Penn Yan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Lansing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Dundee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Montour Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Aurora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Ovid
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Interlaken
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <4>
• Odessa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <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 Caywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caywood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caywood ...

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

Adding Caywood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caywood post office opened in 1893.

We also found Caywood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caywood. 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/