Welcome to Cardiff ...

Cardiff is located in Onondaga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cardiff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Cardiff is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cardiff is within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Cardiff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cardiff - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland (2), New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Cardiff ...

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

• Syracuse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <3>
• De Witt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• North Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Solvay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <3>
• Chittenango
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <3>
• Manlius
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <3>
• Fayetteville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
• Minoa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
  • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <3>
• Homer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
• East Syracuse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
  • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cardiff ...

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

Adding Cardiff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cardiff post office opened in 1830.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cardiff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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