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Welcome to Catharine ...

Catharine is located in Schuyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catharine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Catharine is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Catharine: 607

Communities Also Named Catharine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Catharine - they are located in Illinois and Kansas.

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

Communities near Catharine ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catharine ...

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

Adding Catharine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catharine 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 Catharine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Catharine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catharine.

Footnotes ...

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