Welcome to Lentsville ...

Lentsville is located in Otsego County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lentsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Lentsville is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Lentsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Lentsville ...

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

• Cobleskill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Mohawk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Fort Plain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Canajoharie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Cooperstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Saint Johnsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Richfield Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
• Richmondville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <4>
• West Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lentsville ...

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

Adding Lentsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lentsville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Lentsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lentsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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