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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Idlewood. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Idlewood.<1>

We found mention of Idlewood as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Erie County, New York.

Communities Also Named Idlewood ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Idlewood.

Within New York, the name Idlewood is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Idlewood [Coffee County].
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Idlewood [Tuscaloosa County].
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Idlewood [Bibb County].
      • Burke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Idlewood [Burke County].
      • Newton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Idlewood [Newton County].
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Idlewood [Jefferson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Idlewood [Orleans Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Idlewood [Baltimore City].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Idlewood [Bristol County].
    • North Carolina
      • Scotland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Idlewood [Scotland County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Idlewood [Hamilton County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Idlewood [Allegheny County].
      • Bucks County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Idlewood [Bucks County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Idlewood [Greenwood County].
      • Sumter County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Idlewood [Sumter County].
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Idlewood [Williamson County].
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Idlewood [Roanoke City].
      • Suffolk City
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Idlewood [Suffolk City].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Idlewood ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Idlewood:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Idlewood - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Idlewood.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/37264   (Place Name: Idlewood)

County: Erie     (FIPS State/County: 36/029)

Class: U6

Identifies a populated place (ie- Idlewood) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Erie County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Erie County.

Abbott Road 
Amsdell HeightsInland
Angola Lake ShoreInternational Junction
  
BethfordJamison
Bidwell 
Big Tree CornersKellogg
Black RockKensington
Boston Center 
Brighton VillageLawton Station
Buffalo CreekLincoln Park
Buffalo Junction 
Buffalo LakeMain-Mill
Buffalo PlainsMain Village
BurlingtonMarket
 Marquette
CassMeadow Run
Central ParkMidway
Cheektowaga Northwest 
Cheektowaga SouthwestNew Falconwood
Clarence CompactNewstead
ClearfieldNiagara Junction
ColdbrookNiagara Square
 North Buffalo
DelavanNorth Clarence
DelawareNorthtown Plaza
DelrayNorthtown
Deuels Corners 
 Orange Park
East Buffalo 
East EvansRed Jacket
East HamburgRiverside
Ebenezer Junction 
Eden CenterSmithsville
EleysvilleSouth Alden
Ellicott CreekSouth Buffalo
Elma StationSouth Park
EnglewoodSteel City
EvansSteelton
  
FalconwoodTerrace
FalkirkTonawanda Junction
FerryTransitown
  
Georgetown SquareVan Del
Grand Island 
Grandview BayWales
Green AcresWaterville Corners
GrimesvilleWest Alden Station
GroverWest Aurora
GunnvilleWest Concord
 West Newstead
Hamburg-on-the-LakeWestwood
Hamburgh StationWhite Haven
HarlemWilhelm
HarrietWilliam Station
HelmuthWillink
HertelWinspear
HilerWoodlawn Beach
Homewood Park 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.