Welcome to Allen Center ...

Allen Center is located in Allegany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for Allen Center: Allen Ctr. (or less commonly used: Allen Cen., Allen Cent. or Allen Cntr.)

Allen Center is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Allen Center ...

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

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

Communities near Allen Center ...

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

• Hornell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Cuba
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Nunda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
• Castile
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Andover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Belmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Angelica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
• Arkport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <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 Allen Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allen Center ...

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

Adding Allen Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allen Center post office opened in 1831.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allen Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

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