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Welcome to Towlesville ...

Towlesville is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Towlesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

Towlesville is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Towlesville: 607

Communities near Towlesville ...

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

  • Hornell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bath
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Dansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alfred
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <3>
  • Canisteo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Addison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Naples
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Avoca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Arkport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Towlesville ...

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

Adding Towlesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Towlesville post office opened in 1833. The Towlesville post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Towlesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Towlesville - 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/