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Welcome to East Sidney ...

East Sidney is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Sidney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for East Sidney: E. Sidney

East Sidney is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for East Sidney ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near East Sidney ...

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

  • Oneonta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Delhi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
  • Walton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bainbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Unadilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Otego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Afton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gilbertsville
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Sidney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Sidney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Sidney ...

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

Adding East Sidney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Sidney post office opened in 1882. The East Sidney post office closed in 1904.

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

Footnotes ...

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