Welcome to Laurens ...

The village of Laurens is located in Otsego County<1>.

The location of Laurens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laurens has a population of 245 people<3> (see below for details).

Laurens is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Laurens ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laurens had an population of 245 people. This is a decrease of 6.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laurens had a population of 263 people. This makes Laurens the county's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 263 people, the population of Laurens decreased 5.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 277 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Laurens.

Communities Also Named Laurens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laurens - they are located in Iowa and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Laurens ...

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

• Oneonta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Delhi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <5>
• Cooperstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <5>
• Unadilla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <5>
• New Berlin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <5>
• Otego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <5>
• Morris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Schenevus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <5>
• Milford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Gilbertsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <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 Laurens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurens ...

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

Adding Laurens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laurens post office opened in 1826.

We also found Laurens in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurens. 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/