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Welcome to Head Corners ...

Head Corners is located in Tompkins County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Head Corners: Head Cors.

Head Corners is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Head Corners: 607

Websites for Head Corners ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

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

Communities near Head Corners ...

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

  • Ithaca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Cortland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cayuga Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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 <3>
  • Groton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dryden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Trumansburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Moravia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • McGraw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Aurora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Head Corners ...

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

Adding Head Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Head Corners 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 Head Corners was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Head Corners.

Footnotes ...

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