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Welcome to Chambers ...

Chambers is located in Chemung County<1>.


The location of Chambers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Chambers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Chambers is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Chambers is located in the (607) area code.

Websites for Chambers ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Chambers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Chambers - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Chambers ...

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

  • Elmira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Corning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseheads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
  • Elmira Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
    • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
  • Painted Post
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Watkins Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Former names for Watkins Glen:
    • Jefferson
    • Salubria
    • Watkins
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
  • Addison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dundee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Yates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
  • Montour Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
    • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chambers ...

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

Adding Chambers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chambers post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chambers.

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

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chemung, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chambers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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