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Welcome to North Urbana ...

North Urbana is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Urbana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for North Urbana: N. Urbana

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

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

Area Code for North Urbana: 607

Communities near North Urbana ...

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

  • Corning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Penn Yan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Painted Post
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Watkins Glen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Former names for Watkins Glen:
    • Jefferson
    • Salubria
    • Watkins
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <3>
  • Dundee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Yates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
  • Montour Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Naples
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Avoca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <3>
  • Cohocton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Urbana ...

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

Adding North Urbana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Urbana 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 North Urbana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Urbana post office opened in 1835.

We also found North Urbana in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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 North Urbana - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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