Welcome to Babcock Hill ...

Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Babcock Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Babcock Hill is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Babcock Hill is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Communities near Babcock Hill ...

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

• Utica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Ilion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Herkimer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <4>
• Little Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Hamilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Whitesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
• New York Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
• Yorkville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <4>
• Mohawk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Frankfort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <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 Babcock Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Babcock Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Babcock Hill ...

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

Adding Babcock Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Babcock Hill post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Babcock Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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