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Welcome to Pembroke ...

Pembroke is located in Genesee County<1>.


The location of Pembroke has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pembroke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

Pembroke is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pembroke: (585)

Websites for Pembroke ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

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

Communities Also Named Pembroke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Pembroke - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pembroke ...

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

  • Lockport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Depew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Batavia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
    • East Aurora is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
  • Medina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Williamsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
  • Sloan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Sloan is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Akron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pembroke ...

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

Adding Pembroke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pembroke post office opened in 1813.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pembroke.

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.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 Genesee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pembroke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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