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Welcome to Welcome ...

Welcome is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welcome, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

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

Area Code for Welcome: 607

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.

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 near Welcome ...

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

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Welcome post office opened in 1880.

We also found Welcome in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welcome.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Otsego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welcome - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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