Welcome to Apalachin ...
Apalachin is located in Tioga County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Apalachin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Apalachin is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Apalachin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Apalachin: 607
Websites for Apalachin ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.tiogachamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Apalachin, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Apalachin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Apalachin.
- Binghamton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Endicott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sayre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
- Owego is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
- Port Dickinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Newark Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Apalachin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apalachin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Apalachin. 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 Apalachin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apalachin. See our Newspapers Page for Apalachin.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apalachin ...
Looking for more information about Apalachin? 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 Apalachin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Apalachin.
Adding Apalachin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Apalachin 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 Apalachin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Apalachin post office opened in 1833.
We also found Apalachin in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Apalachin.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Apalachin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |