Welcome to Center Valley ...

Center Valley is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Center Valley: Center Vly. (or less commonly used: Center Vally. or Center Vlly.)

Center Valley is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Center Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Center Valley, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Center Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Center Valley - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Center Valley ...

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

• Cobleskill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <3>
• Fort Plain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <3>
• Canajoharie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <3>
• Cooperstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <3>
• Saint Johnsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <3>
• Richfield Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
  • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <3>
• Summit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <3>
• Richmondville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <3>
• Schoharie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <3>
• Palatine Bridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine Bridge
  • Palatine Bridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine Bridge <3>

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 Center Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Valley ...

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

Adding Center Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Valley 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 Center Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/