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Welcome to Root Center ...

Root Center is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Root Center: Root Ctr. (or less commonly used: Root Cen., Root Cent. or Root Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Root Center for more information about variations on the name of Root Center.

Root Center is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Root Center: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for Root Center ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

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

Communities near Root Center ...

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

  • Amsterdam
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gloversville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cobleskill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Plain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Canajoharie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johnsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Middleburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hagaman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Summit is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <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 Root Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Root Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Root Center ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Root Center - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Root Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Root Center 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.