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Welcome to South Apalachin ...

South Apalachin is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Apalachin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for South Apalachin: S. Apalachin

South Apalachin is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Apalachin: 607

Websites for South Apalachin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

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

Communities near South Apalachin ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Endicott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sayre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Owego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
  • Port Dickinson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Montrose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
  • South Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 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 South Apalachin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Apalachin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Apalachin ...

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

Adding South Apalachin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Apalachin 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 South Apalachin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Apalachin post office opened in 1872. The South Apalachin post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Apalachin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Apalachin - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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