| Flax Island | |
| Location: | Susquehanna River |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
| Country Admin Divisions: | New York |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Otsego |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Village |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Otego |
Flax Island was an island located by Otego, New York, on the Susquehanna River below the mouth of Flax Island Creek. In a deed from 1807 it is called Flax Island, and also Vrooman's Island. It has since washed away.[1]
It was where Indians grew wild flax or hemp. The hemp was a necessity to the Indians, who called the surrounding area Otsdawa which translates to "the place of the big hemp".[1]