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Welcome to Sempronius ...

Sempronius is located in Cayuga County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Sempronius, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

Sempronius is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sempronius is located in the (315) area code.

Websites for Sempronius ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Sempronius ...

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

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

Communities near Sempronius ...

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

  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cortland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
  • Homer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
  • Skaneateles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
    • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <3>
  • Groton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dryden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
  • Marcellus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Moravia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McGraw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sempronius ...

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

Adding Sempronius to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sempronius post office opened in 1800.

We also found Sempronius in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sempronius.

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.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 Cayuga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sempronius - 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.
<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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