Welcome to Hornby ...

Hornby is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hornby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Hornby is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hornby: 607

Communities Also Named Hornby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hornby - they are located in Minnesota, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hornby ...

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

• Elmira
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elmira
  • From Hornby to Elmira
• Corning
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corning
  • From Hornby to Corning
• Horseheads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Horseheads
  • From Hornby to Horseheads
• Bath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bath
  • From Hornby to Bath
• Elmira Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
• Painted Post
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Painted Post
  • From Hornby to Painted Post
• Watkins Glen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Watkins Glen
  • From Hornby to Watkins Glen
• Addison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Addison
  • From Hornby to Addison
• Dundee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
• Montour Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <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 Hornby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hornby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hornby ...

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

Adding Hornby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hornby post office opened in 1826.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hornby.