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Welcome to Gracie ...

Gracie is located in Cortland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gracie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Gracie is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Gracie: (607)

Communities Also Named Gracie ...

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

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

Communities near Gracie ...

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

  • Ithaca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
  • Cortland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Cayuga Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Groton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
  • Moravia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McGraw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
  • Marathon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <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 Gracie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gracie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gracie ...

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

Adding Gracie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gracie post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gracie.

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

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 Cortland, 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 Gracie - 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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