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Welcome to Van Etten Junction ...

Van Etten Junction is located in Chemung County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Etten Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for Van Etten Junction: Van Etten Jct. (or less commonly used: Van Etten Jctn.)

Van Etten Junction is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Van Etten Junction: 607

Websites for Van Etten Junction ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

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

Communities near Van Etten Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Van Etten Junction.

  • Ithaca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
  • Elmira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseheads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sayre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
  • Waverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Owego
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Elmira Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cayuga Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
  • Montour Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Etten Junction ...

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

Adding Van Etten Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Etten Junction 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 Van Etten Junction was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Etten Junction.

Footnotes ...

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