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Welcome to Ivanhoe ...

Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ivanhoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Ivanhoe is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Ivanhoe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Ivanhoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Ivanhoe - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ivanhoe ...

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

  • Sidney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
  • Walton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
  • Deposit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
  • Bainbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
  • Unadilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
  • Hancock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Otego
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Afton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
  • Gilbertsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
    • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ivanhoe ...

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

Adding Ivanhoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ivanhoe post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ivanhoe.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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 Delaware, 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 Ivanhoe - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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