Welcome to Lysander ...
Lysander is located in Onondaga County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lysander, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.
Lysander is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lysander lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lysander: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Lysander ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lysander - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lysander.
Websites for Lysander ...
Official Website: www.townoflysander.org/
Communities near Lysander ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lysander.
- Syracuse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Solvay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
- Solvay is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <4>
- Skaneateles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
- Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <4>
- Liverpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Lysander. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lysander.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lysander. 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 Lysander.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lysander. See our Newspapers Page for Lysander.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lysander ...
Looking for more information about Lysander? 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 Lysander, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lysander.
Adding Lysander to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lysander 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 Lysander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lysander post office opened in 1821.
We also found Lysander in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lysander.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lysander - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Lysander area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Lysander 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |