Welcome to Chittenango Falls ...
Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chittenango Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Chittenango Falls is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Chittenango Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chittenango Falls: 315 & 680<3>
Communities near Chittenango Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chittenango Falls.
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- De Witt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Solvay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Chittenango
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canastota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manlius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <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 Chittenango Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chittenango Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chittenango Falls. 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 Chittenango Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chittenango Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Chittenango Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chittenango Falls ...
Looking for more information about Chittenango Falls? 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 Chittenango Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chittenango Falls.
Adding Chittenango Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chittenango Falls 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 Chittenango Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Chittenango Falls post office opened in 1850.
We also found Chittenango Falls in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chittenango Falls.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chittenango Falls - 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 Chittenango Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Chittenango Falls 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |