Welcome to Vosburg ...

Vosburg is located in Allegany County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Vosburg (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vosburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Vosburg is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Vosburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vosburg - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Vosburg ...

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

• Olean
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Olean

  From Vosburg to Olean

• Wellsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
• Alfred
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • 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>
• Cuba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
• Shinglehouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Shinglehouse

  From Vosburg to Shinglehouse

• Andover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Andover

  From Vosburg to Andover

• Bolivar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Bolivar

  From Vosburg to Bolivar

• Portville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <3>
• Belmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
• Angelica
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Angelica

  From Vosburg to Angelica

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vosburg ...

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

Adding Vosburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vosburg 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 Vosburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vosburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

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