Flax Island Creek Explained

Flax Island Creek
Pushpin Map:USA New York
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth in New York
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New York
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Central New York Region
Source1 Coordinates:42.4664°N -75.2325°W
Mouth:Susquehanna River
Mouth Location:Otego, New York
Mouth Coordinates:42.3872°N -75.1806°W[1]
Mouth Elevation:1020feet

Flax Island Creek is a river located in southern Otsego County, New York. The creek converges with the Susquehanna River by Otego, New York.

History

Flax Island Creek is named after a small island, called Flax Island, that used to be on the Susquehanna River below the mouth where the wild flax grew in abundance. In the resurvey of the Wallace patent in 1773 the island is shown as Flax Island.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 950264 . Flax Island Creek . 2017-12-28 .
  2. Web site: History of Otego . genealogytrails.com . 28 December 2017 . data.