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Welcome to East Pembroke ...

East Pembroke is located in Genesee County<1>.


The location of East Pembroke has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Pembroke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for East Pembroke: E. Pembroke

East Pembroke is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Pembroke is within the boundaries of the (585) area code.

Websites for East Pembroke ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

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

Communities Also Named East Pembroke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Pembroke - they are located in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near East Pembroke ...

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

  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Albion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Medina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Le Roy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Akron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
  • Alden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Attica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Middleport
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Pembroke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Pembroke.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Pembroke ...

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

Adding East Pembroke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Pembroke post office opened in 1829.

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

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

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.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 Genesee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Pembroke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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