Welcome to Kidders ...

Kidders is located in Seneca County<1>.

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

Kidders is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kidders ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kidders - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Kidders ...

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

• Ithaca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Seneca Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Penn Yan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Lansing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Cayuga Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
• Trumansburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Dundee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Moravia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <3>
• Union Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <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 Kidders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kidders.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kidders ...

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

Adding Kidders to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kidders post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kidders.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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