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Welcome to East Steamburg ...

East Steamburg is located in Schuyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Steamburg, 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.

A typical abbreviation for East Steamburg: E. Steamburg

East Steamburg is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Steamburg: 607

Communities near East Steamburg ...

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

  • Ithaca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
  • Penn Yan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cayuga Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Watkins Glen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Trumansburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dundee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Montour Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ovid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Steamburg ...

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

Adding East Steamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

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