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Welcome to Gravesville ...

Gravesville is located in Herkimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gravesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Gravesville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gravesville: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Gravesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gravesville - they are located in Arkansas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Gravesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Gravesville ...

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

  • Utica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Utica is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
  • Rome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
  • Ilion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
  • Herkimer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Little Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New York Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yorkville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mohawk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gravesville ...

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

Adding Gravesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gravesville post office opened in 1848. The Gravesville post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gravesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gravesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Gravesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Gravesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/