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Welcome to Plasterville ...

Plasterville is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plasterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Plasterville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plasterville: 607

Websites for Plasterville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

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

Communities near Plasterville ...

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

  • Norwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sherburne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Earlville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
  • Morris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Gilbertsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Smyrna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plasterville ...

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

Adding Plasterville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plasterville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Plasterville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plasterville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plasterville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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