Welcome to Collamer ...

Collamer is located in Onondaga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collamer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Collamer is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Collamer is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Collamer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Collamer: This one is located in Onondaga County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond New York, there are 4 communities that are also named Collamer - they are located in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Collamer ...

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

• Syracuse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• De Witt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Baldwinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Solvay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Canastota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <4>
• Manlius
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Fayetteville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Minoa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Collamer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collamer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collamer ...

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

Adding Collamer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Collamer post office opened in 1849.

We also found Collamer in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collamer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Collamer. 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/