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History · Chenango Bridge

Chenango Bridge’s post office opened in 1870, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

1870first post office
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15%homes built before 1940
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How Chenango Bridge began

When was Chenango Bridge founded?

1870

The Chenango Bridge post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,884156 years
Founding year: the first Chenango Bridge post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Chenango Bridge’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Chenango Bridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Chenango Bridge’s homes were built before 1959.
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The story so far

Chenango Bridge, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chenango Bridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Chenango Bridge is a hamlet in the southern part of the Town of Chenango in Broome County, New York, United States. It lies where State Route 12A (Chenango Bridge Road) crosses the Chenango River. As of the 2020 census, Chenango Bridge had a population of 2,884. The community is listed as a census-designated place.

Its first post office opened in 1870. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,883 in 2010, 2,884 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Chenango Bridge

Nobody well known was born in Chenango Bridge itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Camille PagliaAmerican feminist academic and critic · b. 1947
Bridget MoynahanAmerican actress and model · b. 1971
Douglas G. HurleyAmerican astronaut · b. 1966
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Chris WedgeAmerican animator, director, producer, and writ… · b. 1957
Douglas H. WheelockAmerican astronaut · b. 1960
Rick BakerAmerican special makeup effects artist · b. 1950
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Chenango Bridge’s history

What year was Chenango Bridge founded?

The Chenango Bridge post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →