Official Name: | South Otselic, New York |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Chenango |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1227 |
Coordinates: | 42.6467°N -75.7814°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 13155 |
Area Code: | 315 & 680 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 965833 |
South Otselic is a hamlet in Chenango County, New York, United States.
The community is located along New York State Route 26, west of Sherburne. South Otselic has a post office with ZIP code 13155, which opened on April 17, 1830.[1] [2]
South Otselic is a hamlet in Chenango County, New York, United States. The community is located along New York State Route 26 14.6 miles (23.5 km) west of Sherburne. South Otselic has a post office with ZIP code 13155, which opened on April 17, 1830.[2][3] South Otselic is the home of a New York State Fish Hatchery.
The hamlet was settled around 1800 by settlers mostly from Connecticut and Massachusetts.By the last quarter of the 19th century the hamlet was a prosperous and growing settlement.In 1875, the hamlet boasted a tannery, two churches, two hotels, seven stores, a photography gallery, a butter and cheese factory, a cooper, a grain mill, a sawmill, and a rope and line braiding factory. The Mammoth was a large store owned by Frank Cox that drew customers from all over Central New York.