Welcome to East Elmira ...

East Elmira is located in Chemung County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Elmira, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Elmira: E. Elmira

East Elmira is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Elmira: (607)

Websites for East Elmira ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

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

Communities near East Elmira ...

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

• Elmira
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
• Corning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Horseheads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <4>
• Sayre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Elmira Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
• Athens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Painted Post
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <4>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• South Corning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
  • South Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Elmira ...

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

Adding East Elmira to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Elmira 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 East Elmira was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Elmira.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

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