Welcome to Whitesboro ...
The village of Whitesboro is located in Oneida County<1>.
The location of Whitesboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitesboro, 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.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Whitesboro has a population of 3,607 people<3> (see below for details).
Whitesboro is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Whitesboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Whitesboro is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.
Websites for Whitesboro ...
Official Website: www.village.whitesboro.ny.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whitesboro had an population of 3,607 people. This is a decrease of 4.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.52% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Whitesboro had a population of 3,772 people. This makes Whitesboro the county's 18th most populous community.
The population of Whitesboro represents 0.02% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 591st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,772 people, the population of Whitesboro decreased 4.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,943 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Whitesboro.
Communities Also Named Whitesboro ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Whitesboro - they are located in Alabama, California, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitesboro.
Communities near Whitesboro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitesboro.
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
- Oneida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <5>
- Ilion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
- Ilion is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <5>
- Herkimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
- Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <5>
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sherrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <5>
- Mohawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <5>
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Waterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
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 Whitesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitesboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitesboro. 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 Whitesboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitesboro. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Whitesboro.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitesboro ...
Looking for more information about Whitesboro? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Whitesboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitesboro.
Adding Whitesboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Whitesboro on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New York (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitesboro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitesboro: www.village.whitesboro.ny.us/
The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.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 Oneida, 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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Whitesboro. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |