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Welcome to Sawyer City ...

Sawyer City is located in McKean County<1>.


The location of Sawyer City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sawyer City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Sawyer City is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sawyer City: (814)

Communities near Sawyer City ...

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

  • Olean
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
  • Bradford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Salamanca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
    • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
  • Port Allegany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
    • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
  • Smethport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
    • Smethport is located in McKean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
  • Portville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
    • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
  • Mount Jewett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Eldred
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lewis Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
    • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <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 Sawyer City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sawyer City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawyer City ...

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

Adding Sawyer City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sawyer City post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sawyer City.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sawyer City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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