Welcome to Great Valley ...

Great Valley is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Great Valley: Great Vly. (or less commonly used: Great Vally. or Great Vlly.)

Great Valley is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Great Valley: (716)

The ZIP code for Great Valley: 14741<3>

Communities near Great Valley ...

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

• Olean
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Bradford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Salamanca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Allegany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Franklinville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Cuba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Randolph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
• Little Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Portville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <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 Great Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Valley ...

Looking for more information about Great Valley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Great Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Great Valley.

Adding Great Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great Valley 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 Great Valley was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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