Welcome to Central Bridge ...

Central Bridge is located in Schoharie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Central Bridge: Central Brg. (or less commonly used: Central Brdg. or Central Brdge.)

Central Bridge is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Central Bridge is located in the (518) area code.

Communities near Central Bridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Central Bridge.

• Amsterdam
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
• Cobleskill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Canajoharie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Altamont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
• Middleburgh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <3>
• Summit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Fultonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
  • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <3>
• Palatine Bridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Central Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central Bridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Bridge ...

Looking for more information about Central Bridge? 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 Central Bridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Central Bridge.

Adding Central Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central Bridge 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 Central Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Central Bridge post office opened in 1836.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

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