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Welcome to Cains Corners ...

Cains Corners is located in Oswego County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cains Corners: Cains Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cains Corners for more information about variations on the name of Cains Corners.

Cains Corners is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cains Corners: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Cains Corners ...

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

  • Oswego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Baldwinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenix
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Weedsport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wolcott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Port Byron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
    • Former name for Port Byron:
    • Bucksville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <4>
  • Sodus Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fair Haven
    (5 miles [8 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 Cains Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cains Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cains Corners ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cains Corners - 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 Cains Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Cains Corners area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.