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Welcome to East Worcester ...

East Worcester is located in Otsego County<1>.


The location of East Worcester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Worcester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for East Worcester: E. Worcester

East Worcester is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for East Worcester ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named East Worcester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Worcester - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Worcester.

Communities near East Worcester ...

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

  • Cobleskill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Canajoharie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Middleburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Stamford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
  • Richmondville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Schoharie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Sharon Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Schenevus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Worcester ...

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

Adding East Worcester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Worcester 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 East Worcester was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found East Worcester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Worcester. 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>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Worcester - 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.









 

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