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Welcome to Persia ...

Persia is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Persia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Persia is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Persia: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Persia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Persia - they are located in Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Persia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Persia ...

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

Adding Persia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Persia 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 (so far) for Persia was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Persia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Persia - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Persia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Persia 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.