Welcome to Steinway ...

Steinway is located in Queens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steinway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Steinway is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Steinway ...

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

• New York
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
• Paterson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
• Passaic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 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 Steinway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Steinway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steinway ...

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

Adding Steinway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Steinway post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steinway.