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Welcome to Byersville ...

Byersville is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Byersville is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Byersville: 585

Communities Also Named Byersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Byersville - they are located in California, North Carolina and Ontario.

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

Websites for Byersville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.livchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Byersville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Byersville ...

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

  • Hornell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Geneseo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
    • Dansville is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <3>
  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Mount Morris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
  • Livonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Nunda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <3>
  • Naples
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Castile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byersville ...

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

Adding Byersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Byersville post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byersville.

Footnotes ...

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