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Welcome to McGraws ...

McGraws is located in Steuben County<1>.

McGraws is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McGraws: 607

Communities Also Named McGraws ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McGraws - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near McGraws ...

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

  • Hornell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wellsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Alfred
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <3>
  • Canisteo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Andover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • North Hornell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Knoxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulysses
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGraws ...

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

Adding McGraws to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McGraws 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 McGraws was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGraws.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGraws - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.