Welcome to Patchin ...

Patchin is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patchin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Patchin is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Patchin is located in the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Patchin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Patchin: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in New York County.

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

Communities near Patchin ...

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

• Buffalo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
• Lackawanna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <3>
• Depew
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <3>
• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Hamburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <3>
• East Aurora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <3>
• Springville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <3>
• Sloan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
• Orchard Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <3>
• Blasdell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blasdell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blasdell
  • Blasdell is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blasdell <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 Patchin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patchin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patchin ...

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

Adding Patchin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patchin post office opened in 1850.

We also found Patchin in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patchin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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