Welcome to Fraser ...

Fraser is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fraser, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Fraser is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Fraser ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Fraser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Fraser: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Livingston County.

Beyond New York, there are 13 communities that are also named Fraser - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, New Brunswick and Ontario (3).

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

Communities near Fraser ...

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

• Oneonta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
• Delhi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Walton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Unadilla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Otego
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <4>
• Margaretville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Hobart
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Andes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Hamden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fraser ...

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

Adding Fraser to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fraser post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fraser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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