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Harpersfield
Harpersfield is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Delaware County, New York, Delaware County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 1,577 at the 2010 census. The town is on the northern border of the county. History The town was formed in 1768 by Colonel John Harper, who fought for the state of New York during the American Revolutionary War. Geography The northern town line is the border of Otsego County, New York, Otsego County, while the northeastern town boundary is the border of Schoharie County, New York, Schoharie County. The village of Stamford (village), New York, Stamford is on the town's southeastern border. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.63%, is water. The northern three-quarters of the town drains westward via Charlotte Creek and several tributaries to the Susquehanna River near Oneonta, New York, Oneonta, while the remainder drains south to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,524. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name ''Otsego'' is from a Mohawk or Oneida word meaning "place of the rock." History In 1789, Ontario County was split off from Montgomery. The area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, as it included the present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and part of Schuyler and Wayne counties. Formation Otsego County was one of three early counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Herkimer and Tioga) after the American Revolutionary War. Otsego County was officially established on February 16, 1791, with Cooperstown as its county seat. The original county consisted of three large townships: * Cherry Valley in the northeast, * Otsego in the northwest, and * Harpersfield in the south. Otsego a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |