Welcome to Laona ...

Laona is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

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

Laona is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Laona is located in the (716) area code.

Websites for Laona ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Laona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laona - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Laona ...

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

• Dunkirk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Westfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Gowanda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Silver Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Mayville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
• Brocton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <4>
• Forestville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>
• Cassadaga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <4>
• South Dayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dayton
  • South Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Dayton <4>
• Sinclairville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclairville
  • Sinclairville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclairville <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 Laona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laona.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laona ...

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

Adding Laona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

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