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Welcome to Guilford Center ...

Guilford Center is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guilford Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Guilford Center: Guilford Ctr. (or less commonly used: Guilford Cen., Guilford Cent. or Guilford Cntr.)

Guilford Center is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Guilford Center: 607

Communities Also Named Guilford Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Guilford Center - they are located in Connecticut, Maine and Vermont.

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

Websites for Guilford Center ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near Guilford Center ...

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

  • Norwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
  • Greene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sherburne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <3>
  • Unadilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • New Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Otego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford Center ...

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

Adding Guilford Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guilford Center 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 Guilford Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Guilford Center in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guilford Center.

Footnotes ...

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