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Welcome to North Sanford ...

North Sanford is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Sanford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for North Sanford: N. Sanford

North Sanford is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Sanford: 607

Communities near North Sanford ...

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

  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Walton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Deposit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Bainbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Unadilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Afton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Sanford ...

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

Adding North Sanford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Sanford post office opened in 1856. The North Sanford post office closed in 1954.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Sanford - 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/