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Welcome to Karrdale ...

Karrdale is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Karrdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Karrdale is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Karrdale ...

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

  • Hornell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dansville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wellsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alfred
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <3>
  • Canisteo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Nunda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <3>
  • Andover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Angelica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arkport
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Karrdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Karrdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Karrdale ...

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

Adding Karrdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Karrdale 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 (so far) for Karrdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Karrdale post office opened in 1886. The Karrdale post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Karrdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Karrdale - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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