Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Orchard Knoll in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orchard Knoll. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orchard Knoll listed first.
- Horseheads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
- Horseheads is located in Chemung County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <2>
- Breesport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breesport
- Breesport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breesport <2>
- Elmira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <2>
- Sullivanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Pine Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Pine Valley is located in Chemung County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Valley <2>
- Southport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - East Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elmira
- East Elmira is located in Chemung County
- North Chemung
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chemung
- North Chemung is located in Chemung County
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Erin is located in Chemung County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
- Big Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Chemung County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <2>
- Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Millport is located in Chemung County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <2>
- Pine City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Chemung County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <2>
- East Corning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corning
- East Corning is located in Steuben County
- Webb Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
- Lowman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
- Lowman is located in Chemung County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <2>
- Hicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Seeley Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seeley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Creek
- Seeley Creek is located in Chemung County
- Wellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
- Wellsburg is located in Chemung County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <2>
- Swartwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Cayuta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuta
- Cayuta is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuta <2>
- Post Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Post Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Fassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Owens Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>
- Catharine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Ferenbaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferenbaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferenbaugh
- Ferenbaugh is located in Steuben County
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orchard Knoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |