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Welcome to Weltonville ...

Weltonville is located in Tioga County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Weltonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Weltonville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Weltonville is located in the (607) area code.

Websites for Weltonville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

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

Communities near Weltonville ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Johnson City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Endicott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Owego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
    • Owego is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
  • Port Dickinson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Newark Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitney Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Candor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weltonville ...

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

Adding Weltonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weltonville post office opened in 1854.

We also found Weltonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weltonville.

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

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 Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weltonville - 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/









 

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