Welcome to Lentsville ...
Lentsville is located in Otsego County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Lentsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lentsville: 607
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)
- Mohawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canajoharie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- 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>
- Cooperstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<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>
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Richmondville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4> 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 <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 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.<6>
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.
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 Lentsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |