Welcome to Driftwood ...

Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Driftwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Driftwood is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Driftwood is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Websites for Driftwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Driftwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Driftwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Driftwood ...

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

• Jamestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Westfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Falconer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Youngsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Mayville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
• Brocton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <4>
• Randolph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
• Sherman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• East Randolph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
  • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
• Cassadaga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <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 Driftwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Driftwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Driftwood ...

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

Adding Driftwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Driftwood 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 Driftwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Driftwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

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