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Welcome to South Byron ...

South Byron is located in Genesee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Byron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for South Byron: S. Byron

South Byron is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Byron: 585

The ZIP code for South Byron: 14557<3>

Communities Also Named South Byron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Byron - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Websites for South Byron ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

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

Communities near South Byron ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Byron ...

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

Adding South Byron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Byron 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 South Byron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Byron post office opened in 1839.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Genesee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Byron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as South Byron). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether South Byron or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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