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Welcome to East Corning ...

East Corning is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Corning, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for East Corning: E. Corning

East Corning is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Corning: 607

Communities near East Corning ...

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

  • Elmira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Corning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Horseheads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elmira Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Painted Post
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Watkins Glen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Former names for Watkins Glen:
    • Jefferson
    • Salubria
    • Watkins
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <3>
  • Elkland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
  • Addison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Montour Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Savona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Corning ...

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

Adding East Corning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Corning 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 East Corning was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Corning post office opened in 1889. The East Corning post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Corning.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Corning - 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/