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Welcome to South Valley ...

South Valley is located in Otsego County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of South Valley, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of South Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for South Valley: S. Valley

South Valley is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for South Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named South Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Valley - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near South Valley ...

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

  • Cobleskill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fort Plain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Canajoharie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Cooperstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Richfield Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Richmondville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palatine Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Nelliston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
    • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <4>
  • Sharon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
    • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <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 South Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Valley ...

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

Adding South Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Valley post office opened in 1833.

We also found South Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Otsego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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