Herkimer County, New York Place Name

Herkimer County is composed of 19 Towns: Danube; Columbia; Fairfield; Frankfort; German Flatts; Herkimer; Little Falls; Manheim; Newport; Norway; Ohio; Russia; Salisbury; Schuyler; Stark; Warren; Webb and Winfield. A lot of places called "Corners" are just intersections in the highway, but many carry the same names as found in inquiries.

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Villages and small communities within Towns:

COLUMBIA: North Columbia, South Columbia, Elizabethtown, Spinnerville, Getman Corners, Columbia Center, Orendorf Corners, McCoon Crossing, Youngs Crossing, Miller Mills Station, Millers Mills, Dennison Corners, Cedarville

DANUBE: Newville, Davys Corners, Indian Castle, Danube, Fink Basin

Former place names in Danube: this town includes small portions of the Fall Hill, Vaughn's and L'Hommedieu Patents, most of Lindsey's Patent, and parts of J. Vrooman's, C. Colden's, Van Horne's and Lansing's Patents.

FAIRFIELD: Middleville, Fairfield, Eatonville, Countryman, Dillenbeck Corners, Old City, Welch Corners

FRANKFORT: Frankfort, East Frankfort, North Frankfort, West Frankfort, Harbor, Frankfort Center, Corrado Corners, Kinne Corners, Gulph, Stewart Corners, Frankfort Hill

Former place name in Frankfort: Graefenberg

GERMAN FLATS: Ilion, South Ilion, Edicks, Shoemaker, Mohawk, Days Rock

HERKIMER: Kast Bridge, Herkimer(formerly Erghemar), East Herkimer, West Herkimer, Beacon Light Corners

LITCHFIELD: Cedar Lake, Cedarville, Norwich Corners, Parker Corners, Goodiers Corners, Cranes Corners, Days Corners, Jerusalem Hill

Former place names in Litchfield: Snow's Bush, Wheelock's Hill, North Litchfield

LITTLE FALLS: Little Falls, Kelhi Corners, Jacksonbury, Wrights Corners, Paines Hollow

MANHEIM: East Creek, Ingham Mills Station, Manheim Center, Goodell Corners, Dolgeville

NEWPORT: Newport, Martin Corners, Ferrel Corner, Irish Settlement

NORWAY: Norway, Hurricane

Former place names in Norway: Western, Gray (half of Gray was in Ohio)

OHIO: Wilmurt Corners, Gray, Nobleboro, Northwood, North Wilmurt, Wilmurt Corners, Bull Hill, Atwell, Herkimer Landing, Forest Lodge

Former place names in Ohio: the Town of Ohio itself was formerly called West Brunswick; Ohio City, Dutch Settlement

RUSSIA: Cold Brook, Poland, Gravesville, Russia, Pardeeville Corners, Woodin Corners, Grant, Wheelertown, Pardeeville Corners

Former place names in Russia: the Town of Russia itself was formerly called Union; Gang Mills

SALISBURY: Salisbury, Salisbury Center, Ives Hollow, Burrell Corners, Paper Mill Corners, Fairview Corners, Irondale, Wood Corners, Shedd Corners

Former place names in Salisbury: Salisbury Corners, Devereaux

SCHUYLER: Carey Corners, Windfall, Baker Corners, W. Schuyler, Sheaf Corners, Johnson Corners, Minott Corners

Former place names in Schuyler: this town embraces Kast's Patent and parts of Cosby's Manor and Hasenclever's and Walton's Patents; The Bush, The Short Lots, Yankee Pass

STARK: Van Hornesville, Willse Four Corners, Starkville, Deck, Smith Corners, Cramer Corners

Former place names in Stark: Bethel, Kyle, Otsquago Settlement, Brown's Hollow, Ward's Hollow, the Squake, Squak, Southville (now called Starkville), VanHorne's Mills

WARREN: Kingdom, Jordanville, Crains Corners, Cullen, Warren

Former place names in Warren: Little Lakes, Andrustown, Youngs Settlement, Youngsfield, Chyle

WEBB: Thendara, McKeever, Old Forge, Carter Station, Big Moose, Brandreth, Beaver River, Little Rapids, Woods Lake, Keepawa, Camp Rondaxe, Mountain Lodge, Bisby Lodge, Moshier Falls

WINFIELD: West Winfield, Woods Corners, East Winfield, North Winfield, Meeting House Green, Chepatchet, Cedarville Station, Birmingham Corners, Hitching Corner

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