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Welcome to Orchard Knoll ...

Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Orchard Knoll: Orchard Knl. (or less commonly used: Orchard Knol.)

Orchard Knoll is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Orchard Knoll: 607

Communities Also Named Orchard Knoll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orchard Knoll - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orchard Knoll.

Websites for Orchard Knoll ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Orchard Knoll, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Orchard Knoll ...

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

  • Elmira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Corning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sayre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Painted Post
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Watkins Glen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Montour Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • South Corning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
    • South Corning is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • South Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard Knoll ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chemung, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orchard Knoll - 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.