Welcome to Welcome ...

Welcome is located in Otsego County<1>.

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

Welcome is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Welcome ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Welcome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Welcome - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Welcome ...

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

• Oneonta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
• Cooperstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <4>
• Sherburne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Sherburne is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburne <4>
• Richfield Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
  • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <4>
• New Berlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• Otego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <4>
• West Winfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
  • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <4>
• Morris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
• Schenevus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <4>
• Bridgewater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <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 Welcome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welcome.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welcome ...

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

Adding Welcome to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Welcome on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welcome.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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