Welcome to Deck ...
Deck is located in Herkimer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Deck is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Deck lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Deck: 315 & 680<3>
Websites for Deck ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.herkimercountychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Deck, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Deck ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deck.
- Ilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
- Ilion is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <5>
- Herkimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
- Fort Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <5>
- Canajoharie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dolgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Johnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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 <5>
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 Deck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deck.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deck. 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 Deck.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deck. See our Newspapers Page for Deck.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deck ...
Looking for more information about Deck? 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 Deck, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deck.
Adding Deck to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deck 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 Deck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Deck post office opened in 1889.
We also found Deck in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deck.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Deck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Deck area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |