Sodom, New York Explained

Sodom is a hamlet in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York.

According to one account, the hamlet was so named on account of the rowdy character of its first inhabitants.^[1] A variant name was "Southeast Center", also spelled "South East Centre".

Notes and References

1. Book: Blake, William J.. The History of Putnam County, N.Y.: With an Enumeration of Its Towns, Villages, Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, Mountains, Hills, and Geological Features. 1849. Baker & Scribner. 292.