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Welcome to Onchiota ...

Onchiota is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Onchiota, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Onchiota is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Onchiota: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Onchiota ...

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

  • Saranac Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake Placid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrillsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Bloomingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harrietstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Paul Smiths
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
  • Franklin Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
  • Ray Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Whiteface
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Onchiota ...

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

Adding Onchiota to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Onchiota post office opened in 1897. The Onchiota post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Onchiota.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Onchiota - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Onchiota area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Onchiota area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/