Welcome to Garoga ...

Garoga is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garoga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Garoga is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Garoga lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for Garoga ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

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

Communities near Garoga ...

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

• Amsterdam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
• Gloversville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <3>
• Johnstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
• Little Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <3>
• Fort Plain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Canajoharie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Dolgeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <3>
• Saint Johnsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Hagaman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <3>
• Broadalbin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garoga ...

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

Adding Garoga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garoga 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 Garoga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Garoga post office opened in 1828.

We also found Garoga in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garoga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garoga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/