Welcome to Starkey ...

Starkey is located in Yates County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starkey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Starkey is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Starkey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yatesny.com/

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

Communities Also Named Starkey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Starkey - they are located in California, Idaho, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Starkey ...

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

• Penn Yan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Montour Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Aurora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Hammondsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsport
  • Hammondsport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammondsport <4>
• Ovid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Interlaken
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <4>
• Odessa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Burdett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starkey ...

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

Adding Starkey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starkey 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 Starkey was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Starkey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starkey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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