Welcome to Laidlaw ...

Laidlaw is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laidlaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Laidlaw is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Laidlaw is within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Laidlaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laidlaw - they are located in British Columbia and Washington.

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

Communities near Laidlaw ...

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

• Springville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Arcade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Franklinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Cuba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Delevan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Fillmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <4>
• Ellicottville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicottville
  • Ellicottville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellicottville <4>
• Pike
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike <4>
• Machias
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <4>
• Fairview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Allegany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laidlaw ...

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

Adding Laidlaw to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laidlaw post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laidlaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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