Welcome to Old Forge ...
Old Forge is located in the Adirondacks.
Old Forge is located in Herkimer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Forge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Old Forge is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Old Forge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Old Forge: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Old Forge ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Forge.
Websites for Old Forge ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.herkimercountychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Old Forge, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Old Forge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Forge.
- Inlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Inlet is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <4>
- Beaver River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
- Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <4>
- Number Four
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Number Four. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
- Number Four is located in Lewis County
- Lyonsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
- Raquette Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
- Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <4>
- Crystal Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
- Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
- Greig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greig
- Greig is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greig <4>
- Lyons Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Falls
- Lyons Falls is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons Falls <4>
- Petries Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
- Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
- Port Leyden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Leyden
- Port Leyden is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Leyden <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 Old Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Forge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Forge. 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 Old Forge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Forge. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Old Forge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Forge ...
Looking for more information about Old Forge? 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 Old Forge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Old Forge.
Adding Old Forge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Old Forge 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 Old Forge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Old Forge post office opened in 1883.
We also found Old Forge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Forge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Forge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Forge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Forge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Old Forge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |