Welcome to Van Etten ...

The village of Van Etten is located in Chemung County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Etten, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Van Etten has a population of 494 people<3> (see below for details).

Van Etten is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Van Etten: (607)

Websites for Van Etten ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Van Etten had an population of 494 people. This is a decrease of 8.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Etten had a population of 537 people. This makes Van Etten the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 537 people, the population of Van Etten decreased 7.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 581 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Van Etten.

Communities near Van Etten ...

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

• Ithaca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Elmira
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <5>
• Horseheads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <5>
• Sayre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>
• Waverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Owego
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <5>
• Elmira Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <5>
• Cayuga Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Montour Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Etten ...

Looking for more information about Van Etten? 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 Van Etten, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Van Etten.

Adding Van Etten to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Etten 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 Van Etten was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Etten.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

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