Welcome to Wiscoy ...

Wiscoy is located in Allegany County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Wiscoy, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiscoy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Wiscoy is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wiscoy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wiscoy - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Wiscoy ...

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

• Dansville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <5>
• Perry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
• Warsaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Mount Morris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
• Arcade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <5>
• Nunda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <5>
• Castile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <5>
• Belmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Angelica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <5>
• Silver Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <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 Wiscoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiscoy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiscoy ...

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

Adding Wiscoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wiscoy 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 Wiscoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wiscoy post office opened in 1849.

We also found Wiscoy in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiscoy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiscoy. 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/