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Welcome to Cuyler ...

Cuyler is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cuyler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

Cuyler is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cuyler: 607

Communities Also Named Cuyler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cuyler - they are located in Georgia, Illinois and Texas.

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

Communities near Cuyler ...

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

  • Cortland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Manlius
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Homer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
  • Cazenovia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Morrisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • McGraw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tully
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • DeRuyter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Fabius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cuyler ...

Looking for more information about Cuyler? 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 Cuyler, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cuyler.

Adding Cuyler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cuyler 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 (so far) for Cuyler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cuyler post office opened in 1828.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cuyler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cuyler - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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