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Welcome to Vineyard ...

Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County<1>.


The location of Vineyard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vineyard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Vineyard is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vineyard is within the (716) area code.

Websites for Vineyard ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Vineyard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Vineyard - they are located in Arkansas, California (5), Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Vineyard ...

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

  • Dunkirk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
  • Silver Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
  • Mayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
  • Sherman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Forestville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cassadaga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinclairville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <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 Vineyard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vineyard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vineyard ...

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

Adding Vineyard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vineyard post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vineyard.

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vineyard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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