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Welcome to Van Hornesville ...

Van Hornesville is located in the Adirondacks.

Van Hornesville is located in Herkimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Hornesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Van Hornesville is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Van Hornesville: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Van Hornesville: 13475<4>

Websites for Van Hornesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Van Hornesville ...

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

  • Ilion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <5>
  • Herkimer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Frankfort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Plain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Canajoharie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dolgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cooperstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Johnsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Hornesville ...

Looking for more information about Van Hornesville? 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 Van Hornesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Van Hornesville.

Adding Van Hornesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Hornesville 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 Hornesville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Hornesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Hornesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Hornesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Van Hornesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Van Hornesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Van Hornesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.