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Welcome to Fly Creek ...

Fly Creek is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fly Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

A typical abbreviation for Fly Creek: Fly Crk. (or less commonly used: Fly Ck. or Fly Cr.)

Fly Creek is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Fly Creek: 13337<3>

Communities Also Named Fly Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fly Creek - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fly Creek.

Websites for Fly Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Fly Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fly Creek.

  • Oneonta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <5>
  • Cooperstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richfield Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • New Berlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • West Winfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
    • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <5>
  • Morris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <5>
  • Sharon Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Schenevus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <5>
  • Bridgewater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <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 Fly Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fly Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fly Creek ...

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

Adding Fly Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fly Creek 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 Fly Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Fly Creek post office opened in 1822.

We also found Fly Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fly Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fly Creek. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Fly Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fly Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fly Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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