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Welcome to Main Settlement ...

Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

Main Settlement is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Main Settlement: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near Main Settlement ...

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

  • Olean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
  • Bradford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Port Allegany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Allegany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Smethport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Shinglehouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolivar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldred
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldred is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
  • Richburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Main Settlement ...

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

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 Main Settlement - 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 Main Settlement area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Main Settlement 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.