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Welcome to Messengerville ...

Messengerville is located in Cortland County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Messengerville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

Messengerville is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Messengerville lies within the (607) area code.

Communities near Messengerville ...

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

  • Cortland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Groton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dryden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
  • Greene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
  • McGraw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
  • Newark Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Whitney Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marathon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>
  • Freeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
    • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <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 Messengerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Messengerville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Messengerville ...

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

Adding Messengerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Messengerville 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 Messengerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Messengerville.

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

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 Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Messengerville - 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>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.
<6>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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