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Welcome to East Cobleskill ...

East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Cobleskill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for East Cobleskill: E. Cobleskill

East Cobleskill is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Cobleskill: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near East Cobleskill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Cobleskill.

  • Cobleskill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Canajoharie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Altamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Middleburgh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
  • Richmondville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Schoharie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fultonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Palatine Bridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fonda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <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 East Cobleskill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Cobleskill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Cobleskill ...

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

Adding East Cobleskill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Cobleskill 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 (so far) for East Cobleskill was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Cobleskill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Cobleskill - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the East Cobleskill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the East Cobleskill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.