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Welcome to Conewango Valley ...

Conewango Valley is primarily located in Cattaraugus County<1>. A portion of Conewango Valley extends into Chautauqua County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conewango Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Conewango Valley: Conewango Vly. (or less commonly used: Conewango Vally. or Conewango Vlly.)

Conewango Valley is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Conewango Valley: 716 & 624<3>

Websites for Conewango Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities near Conewango Valley ...

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

  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Salamanca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salamanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
    • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
  • Lakewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gowanda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
  • Falconer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
    • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <4>
  • Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Celoron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
    • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <4>
  • Cattaraugus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
    • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <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 Conewango Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conewango Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conewango Valley ...

Looking for more information about Conewango Valley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Conewango Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Conewango Valley.

Adding Conewango Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conewango Valley 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 Conewango Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Conewango Valley post office opened in 1879.

We also found Conewango Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conewango Valley.

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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 Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Conewango Valley - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Conewango Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Conewango Valley 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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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