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History · East Herkimer

37% of East Herkimer’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on.

0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about East Herkimer’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of East Herkimer are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1943. Watch East Herkimer change.Old housesHalf of East Herkimer’s homes were built before 1951.
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On the map

East Herkimer on the map, 1900 to 1943

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of East Herkimer. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

East Herkimer on the 1900 USGS mapEast Herkimer on the 1939 USGS mapEast Herkimer on the 1943 USGS map1900Little Falls sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of East Herkimer.

The story so far

East Herkimer, in brief

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

East Herkimer is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Herkimer in Herkimer County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Herkimer had a population of 787. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The community is in south-central Herkimer County, in the southeast part of the town of Herkimer. It is bordered to the west, across West Canada Creek, by the village of Herkimer. The hamlet sits on a bluff overlooking the Mohawk River to the south. New York State Route 5 runs through the center of the hamlet, leading west into Herkimer village and east 6 miles (10 km) to Little Falls. Herkimer Elementary School and a stadium used by the Herkimer Hi…

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to East Herkimer

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

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James S. ShermanAmerican politician and Vice President of the U… · b. 1855
James Dwight DanaAmerican mineralogist, scientist and zoologist · b. 1813
Irving BaxterAmerican athletics competitor · b. 1876
Annette FunicelloAmerican actress and singer · b. 1942
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Steven BrillAmerican film director, screenwriter, producer … · b. 1962
Walter SuttonAmerican geneticist · b. 1877
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History across the town line

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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 →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.