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History · Garrattsville

Garrattsville’s post office opened in 1809, and 88% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1910 on.

1809first post office
0on the National Register
88%homes built before 1940
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How Garrattsville began

When was Garrattsville founded?

1809

The Garrattsville post office opened in 1809, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 120217 years
Founding year: the first Garrattsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Garrattsville’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 Garrattsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Garrattsville’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19103 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1994. Watch Garrattsville change.Deep rootsA post office since 1809: 217 years of Garrattsville.
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Start Garrattsville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garrattsville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Garrattsville, in brief

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

Garrattsville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Garrattsville had a population of 120. It is located in the town of New Lisbon at the intersection of Otsego County Route 16 and New York State Route 51. Butternut Creek flows southwest through the hamlet.

Its first post office opened in 1809.

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

On the map

Garrattsville on the map, 1910 to 1994

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

Garrattsville on the 1910 USGS mapGarrattsville on the 1943 USGS mapGarrattsville on the 1994 USGS map1910Hartwick 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 Garrattsville.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Garrattsville

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

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Robert L. GibsonAmerican astronaut · b. 1946
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Kenneth BainbridgeAmerican physicist · b. 1904
Lauren GroffAmerican writer · b. 1978
Nancy DupreeAmerican archaeologist · b. 1927
Jerry Jeff WalkerAmerican country singer · b. 1942
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Jim MetzlerAmerican actor · b. 1951

Questions about Garrattsville’s history

What year was Garrattsville founded?

The Garrattsville post office opened in 1809, 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 →

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.