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Welcome to Blossvale ...

Blossvale is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blossvale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

Blossvale is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blossvale: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Blossvale: 13308<4>

Communities near Blossvale ...

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

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 Blossvale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blossvale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blossvale ...

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

Adding Blossvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blossvale 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 (so far) for Blossvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blossvale post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blossvale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blossvale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Blossvale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Blossvale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Blossvale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blossvale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/