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Welcome to Cherry Valley ...

The village of Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1794.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cherry Valley has a population of 489 people<2> (see below for details).

Cherry Valley is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Cherry Valley: 607

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cherry Valley had an population of 489 people. This is a decrease of 5.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherry Valley had a population of 520 people. This makes Cherry Valley the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 520 people, the population of Cherry Valley decreased 12.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 592 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cherry Valley.

Communities Also Named Cherry Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Cherry Valley - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Websites for Cherry Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Cherry Valley ...

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

  • Herkimer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cobleskill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohawk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Plain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canajoharie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • 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 southwest)
  • Saint Johnsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Richfield Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Valley. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cherry Valley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Valley ...

Looking for more information about Cherry 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.

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

Adding Cherry Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherry 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 Cherry Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cherry Valley post office opened in 1794.

We also found Cherry Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cherry Valley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry 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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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