Sodom, New York Explained

Settlement Type:Hamlet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:U.S. state
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Putnam
Subdivision Type4:Town
Subdivision Name4:Southeast
Coordinates:41.402°N -73.5912°W

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.