Welcome to Siloam ...
Siloam is located in Madison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Siloam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
Siloam is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Siloam lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Siloam: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Siloam ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Siloam - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Siloam.
Communities near Siloam ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Siloam.
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chittenango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Canastota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manlius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
- Whitesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
- Minoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
- Minoa is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
- New York Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Siloam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Siloam.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Siloam. 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 Siloam.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Siloam. See our Newspapers Page for Siloam.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siloam ...
Looking for more information about Siloam? 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 Siloam, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Siloam.
Adding Siloam to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Siloam 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 Siloam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Siloam post office opened in 1825.
We also found Siloam in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Siloam.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Siloam - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Siloam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Siloam 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |