Welcome to Throop ...

Throop is located in Cayuga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Throop, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Throop is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Throop: (315)

Websites for Throop ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Throop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Throop - they are located in Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Throop ...

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

• Baldwinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Solvay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <4>
• Waterloo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Skaneateles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
  • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <4>
• Clyde
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Marcellus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus
  • Marcellus is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcellus <4>
• Weedsport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
  • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <4>
• Jordan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
• Moravia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <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 Throop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Throop.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Throop ...

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

Adding Throop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Throop 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 Throop was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Throop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

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