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The name Otsego is from an Indian
word meaning "place of the rock."
When counties were established in New York State
in 1683, the present Otsego County was part of Albany County. This
was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York
State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in
theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was
reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland
County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of
Gloucester County, both containing territory now in
Vermont.
On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County
was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany
County. One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the
western portion (and thus, since no western boundary was
specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific). The
eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west
of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the
western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the
West Branch of the Delaware River. The area then designated as
Tryon County now includes 37 counties of New York State. The
county was named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New
York.
Map of Otsego County, at its formation
Map of
Otsego County, New York, by Simeon De Witt c. 1792-1793
1829
map of Otsego County, New YorkIn the years prior to 1776, most of
the Loyalists in Tryon County fled to Canada. In 1784, following
the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, the
name of Tryon County was changed to honor the general, Richard
Montgomery, who had captured several places in Canada and died
attempting to capture the city of Quebec, replacing the name of
the British governor.
In 1789, Ontario County was split off
from Montgomery. The actual area split off from Montgomery County
was much larger than the present county, also including the
present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee,
Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and
part of Schuyler and Wayne Counties.
(from
www.wikipedia.org)
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County
Seat: Cooperstown
Year
Organized: 1791
Square
Miles: 1,003
Courthouse Info:
County
Office Building
197 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY
13326-1128
Phone: (607)547-4200
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