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Welcome to Borden ...

Borden is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Borden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Borden is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Borden: 607

Communities Also Named Borden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Borden - they are located in California (2), Indiana, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Borden ...

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

  • Corning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Painted Post
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
  • Addison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Corning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • South Corning is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Westfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Savona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Tioga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <3>
  • Lawrenceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Knoxville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borden ...

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

Adding Borden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Borden 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 Borden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Borden post office opened in 1881. The Borden post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Borden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borden - 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>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/