Welcome to Magnolia ...

Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Magnolia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Magnolia is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Magnolia is within the (716) area code.

Websites for Magnolia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Magnolia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Magnolia - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (9), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (4), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Magnolia ...

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

• Jamestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Fredonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Westfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Lakewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Falconer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
  • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <4>
• Mayville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Celoron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
  • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <4>
• Sherman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Cassadaga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magnolia ...

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

Adding Magnolia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Magnolia post office opened in 1826.

We also found Magnolia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magnolia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Magnolia. 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/