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Welcome to Garrattsville ...

Garrattsville is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garrattsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1809.

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

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

Area Code for Garrattsville: 607

The ZIP code for Garrattsville: 13342<3>

Websites for Garrattsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Garrattsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garrattsville ...

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

Adding Garrattsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Garrattsville post office opened in 1809.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garrattsville.

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 Garrattsville - 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 Garrattsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Garrattsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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