City of Elmira

Elmira is the name of both a small city and a township in Chemung County in New York state. Visitors come to see the study where Mark Twain wrote parts of his novels.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eldridge Park and Woodlawn Cemetery.

Eldridge Park

Park

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Eldridge Park is an amusement park located in Elmira, New York, which opened around the turn of the 20th century. Covering roughly 15 acres, it is dedicated to the memory of a local physician and is still operating.

Woodlawn Cemetery

Cemetery

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Woodlawn Cemetery is the name of a cemetery in Elmira, New York, United States. Its most famous burials are Mark Twain and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens.

Woodlawn National Cemetery

Cemetery

Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery within Woodlawn Cemetery, which is in the city of Elmira, in Chemung County, New York. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 10.5 acres, and as of 2021, had over 11,000 interred remains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Elmira and Elmira Heights.

West Elmira

Village

West Elmira is a suburban census-designated place in Chemung County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Elmira had a population of 4,850. West Elmira is situated 2 miles southwest of City of Elmira.

Elmira Heights

Village

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Elmira Heights is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elmira Heights had a population of 3,916. The village is primarily within the town of Horseheads, but part of the village is in the town of Elmira. Elmira Heights is situated 2½ miles north of City of Elmira.

City of Elmira

Type: Locality with 29,200 residents
Location: Chemung, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.0938° or 42° 5′ 38″ north

Longitude

-76.8097° or 76° 48′ 35″ west

Population

29,200

Elevation

860 feet (262 metres)

Open location code

87J535VR+G4

GeoNames ID

5116504

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