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Welcome to Lordville ...

Lordville is located in Delaware County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lordville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Lordville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Lordville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near Lordville ...

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

  • Forest City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Deposit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
  • Hancock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Jeffersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
  • Thompson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
  • Union Dale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
    • Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <4>
  • Bethany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
  • Starrucca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
    • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <4>
  • Long Eddy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lordville ...

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

Adding Lordville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lordville post office opened in 1855.

We also found Lordville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lordville.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lordville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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