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Welcome to Laidlaw ...

Laidlaw is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Laidlaw: 716 & 624<3>

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)
  • Arcade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Franklinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • 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)
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • 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)
  • Ellicottville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Machias
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview

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 (so far) 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. The Laidlaw post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laidlaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laidlaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Laidlaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Laidlaw area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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