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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
- Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
- Lake Placid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
- Lake Placid is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
- Merrillsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
- Harrietstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Paul Smiths
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
- Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <4>
- Alder Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Franklin Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Ray Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Brook
- Ray Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray Brook <4>
- Whiteface
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
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 for Onchiota was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Onchiota post office opened in 1897.
We also found Onchiota mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Onchiota.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Onchiota. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |