Welcome to Andover ...

The village of Andover is located in Allegany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Andover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Andover has a population of 975 people<3> (see below for details).

Andover is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Andover had an population of 975 people. This is a decrease of 6.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Andover had a population of 1,042 people. This makes Andover the county's 25th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,042 people, the population of Andover decreased 2.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,073 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Andover.

Communities Also Named Andover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Andover - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Andover ...

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

• Hornell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Wellsville
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <5>
• Alfred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Canisteo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Belmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Angelica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Arkport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• North Hornell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
  • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
• Ulysses
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Almond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <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 Andover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Andover.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Andover. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Andover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andover ...

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

Adding Andover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Andover 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 Andover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Andover post office opened in 1824.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andover. 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/