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Welcome to Occanum ...

Occanum is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Occanum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Occanum is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Occanum: 607

Communities near Occanum ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Johnson City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Endicott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Port Dickinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Deposit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Montrose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Greene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Occanum ...

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

Adding Occanum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Occanum post office opened in 1893. The Occanum post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Occanum.

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 Occanum - 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/