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Welcome to Gypsum ...

Gypsum is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gypsum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Gypsum is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gypsum: 585

Communities Also Named Gypsum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gypsum - they are located in California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gypsum ...

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

  • Geneva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Canandaigua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Rochester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Fairport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lyons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmyra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Victor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Ontario County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <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 Gypsum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gypsum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gypsum ...

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

Adding Gypsum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gypsum post office opened in 1850.

We also found Gypsum in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gypsum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ontario, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gypsum - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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