Welcome to Short Tract ...

Short Tract is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of Short Tract has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Short Tract, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Short Tract is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Short Tract ...

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

• Hornell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Dansville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <4>
• Alfred
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Perry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Nunda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
• Castile
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Belmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Angelica
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
• Arkport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <4>
• North Hornell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
  • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Short Tract ...

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

Adding Short Tract to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Short Tract post office opened in 1820.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Short Tract.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/