Welcome to Model City ...

Model City is located in Niagara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Model City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Model City is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Model City lies within the (716) area code.

Communities near Model City ...

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

• Saint Catharines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Catharines <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• Welland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welland <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Thorold
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorold <4>
• Kenmore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Tonawanda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <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 Model City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Model City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Model City ...

Looking for more information about Model City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Model City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Model City.

Adding Model City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Model City 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 Model City was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Model City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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