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Welcome to Gracie ...

Gracie is located in Cortland County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
    • 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>
  • Cortland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuga Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
  • Groton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moravia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McGraw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marathon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) for Gracie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gracie post office opened in 1898. The Gracie post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gracie.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Gracie - 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/