Welcome to Van Hornesville ...

Van Hornesville is located in the Adirondacks.

Van Hornesville is located in Herkimer County<1>.

The location of Van Hornesville 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 Hornesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Van Hornesville is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Van Hornesville lies within the (315) area code.

Websites for Van Hornesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Van Hornesville ...

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

• Ilion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Herkimer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <4>
• Little Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Mohawk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Fort Plain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Dolgeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <4>
• Cooperstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <4>
• Saint Johnsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <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 Van Hornesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Hornesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Hornesville ...

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

Adding Van Hornesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Hornesville 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 Hornesville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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