Welcome to Young Hickory ...

Young Hickory is located in Steuben County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Young Hickory, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Young Hickory is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Young Hickory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Young Hickory - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Young Hickory ...

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

• Hornell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Wellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Alfred
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Canisteo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <4>
• Elkland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
• Addison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Westfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Andover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Knoxville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Ulysses
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <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 Young Hickory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Young Hickory.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Young Hickory ...

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

Adding Young Hickory to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Young Hickory post office opened in 1853.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Young Hickory.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

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