Welcome to Old Forge ...

Old Forge is located in the Adirondacks.

Old Forge is located in Herkimer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Forge, 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.

Old Forge is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Old Forge is located in the (315) area code.

Websites for Old Forge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Old Forge ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Forge.

Communities near Old Forge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Forge.

• Inlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
  • Inlet is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <4>
• Beaver River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
  • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <4>
• Number Four
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Number Four is located in Lewis County
• Lyonsdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
  • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
• Raquette Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
  • Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <4>
• Crystal Dale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
• Greig
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greig
  • Greig is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greig <4>
• Lyons Falls
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Falls
  • Lyons Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons Falls <4>
• Petries Corners
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
  • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
• Port Leyden
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Leyden
  • Port Leyden is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Leyden <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 Old Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Forge.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Forge. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Old Forge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Forge ...

Looking for more information about Old Forge? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Old Forge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Old Forge.

Adding Old Forge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Old Forge on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Forge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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