Welcome to Valois ...

Valois is located in Schuyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valois, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Valois is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Valois: 607

Communities Also Named Valois ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Valois - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Valois ...

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

• Penn Yan
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
• 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 <3>
• Trumansburg
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <3>
• Dundee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
• Montour Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Aurora
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <3>
• Hammondsport
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <3>
• Ovid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Interlaken
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <3>
• Odessa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valois ...

Looking for more information about Valois? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Valois, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valois.

Adding Valois to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valois 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 Valois was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Valois post office opened in 1903.

We also found Valois in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valois.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

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