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Welcome to North Cuba ...

North Cuba is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Cuba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for North Cuba: N. Cuba

North Cuba is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Cuba ...

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

  • Olean
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Wellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shinglehouse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bolivar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Portville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Angelica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fillmore
    (17 miles [27.4 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 North Cuba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Cuba.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Cuba ...

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

Adding North Cuba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Cuba 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 North Cuba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Cuba post office opened in 1879. The North Cuba post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Cuba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Cuba - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/