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Welcome to Italy Hill ...

Italy Hill is located in Yates County<1>.


The location of Italy Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Italy Hill is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Italy Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yatesny.com/

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

Communities near Italy Hill ...

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

  • Bath
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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 <4>
  • Penn Yan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
  • Dundee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Naples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Avoca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
  • Cohocton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rushville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hammondsport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dresden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Italy Hill ...

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

Adding Italy Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Italy Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Italy Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Italy Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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