Welcome to Hornby ...

Hornby is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hornby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Hornby is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hornby is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Hornby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hornby - they are located in Minnesota, New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Hornby ...

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

• Erie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Corry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <4>
• North East
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Union City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Wesleyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <4>
• Waterford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Sherman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Panama
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
• Mill Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Mill Village is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
• Wattsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
  • Wattsburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <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 Hornby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hornby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hornby ...

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

Adding Hornby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hornby post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hornby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/