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Welcome to Fort Herkimer ...

Fort Herkimer is located in Herkimer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Herkimer: Ft. Herkimer

Fort Herkimer is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Herkimer: 315 & 680<3>

Websites for Fort Herkimer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Fort Herkimer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Herkimer.

  • Utica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Utica is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
  • Ilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
  • Little Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whitesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New York Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Yorkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Frankfort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fort Plain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dolgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hartford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Herkimer ...

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

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 Fort Herkimer - 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 Fort Herkimer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Herkimer 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.