Welcome to Alloway ...

Alloway is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Alloway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alloway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Alloway is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Alloway: (315)

Communities Also Named Alloway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Alloway - they are located in Manitoba, Maryland, New Jersey and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Alloway ...

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

• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Canandaigua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
• Newark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Waterloo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Palmyra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
• Clyde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Phelps
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Phelps is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <4>
• Sodus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
  • Sodus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <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 Alloway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alloway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alloway ...

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

Adding Alloway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alloway post office opened in 1827.

We also found Alloway in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alloway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

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