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Welcome to Oriskany ...

The village of Oriskany is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriskany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oriskany has a population of 1,314 people<2> (see below for details).

Oriskany is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oriskany: 315 & 680<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oriskany had an population of 1,314 people. This is a decrease of 6.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oriskany had a population of 1,400 people. This makes Oriskany the county's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,400 people, the population of Oriskany decreased 4.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,459 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oriskany.

Communities Also Named Oriskany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oriskany - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Oriskany ...

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

  • Utica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
  • Rome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
  • Oneida
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ilion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <5>
  • Herkimer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
  • New York Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherrill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yorkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohawk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oriskany ...

Looking for more information about Oriskany? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oriskany, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oriskany.

Adding Oriskany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oriskany 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 Oriskany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Oriskany post office opened in 1816.

We also found Oriskany in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriskany.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oriskany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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 Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oriskany.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oriskany - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Oriskany area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Oriskany area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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