Welcome to East Palmyra ...

East Palmyra is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Palmyra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for East Palmyra: E. Palmyra

East Palmyra is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for East Palmyra: (315)

Communities near East Palmyra ...

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

• Geneva
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
• Canandaigua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <3>
• Newark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
• East Rochester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Webster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <3>
• Fairport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <3>
• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
• Lyons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
• Palmyra
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
• Victor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Palmyra ...

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

Adding East Palmyra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Palmyra post office opened in 1833.

We also found East Palmyra in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

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