Cobleskill (village), New York
| Cobleskill, New York | |
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 Cobleskill, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°40′45″N 74°29′8″W / 42.67917°N 74.48556°WCoordinates: 42°40′45″N 74°29′8″W / 42.67917°N 74.48556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Schoharie County, New York |
| Incorporated | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor/Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Mark A. Galasso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,533 |
| • Density | 1,396.3/sq mi (539.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12043 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-16628 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0946981 |
| Website | Village of Cobleskill, NY |
Cobleskill is a village in the western part of the town of Cobleskill in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 4,533 at the 2000 census.
The village is southwest of Amsterdam. The State University of New York at Cobleskill is located at the western side of the village.
The village was settled in 1752, and was incorporated in 1868.
It is generally accepted that a German grist miller named Jacob Kobel (variated as Kobus, or Cobel) built a mill on the Cobleskill Creek. The Dutch word for river or creek is kill, thus the name Cobleskill, for "Cobel's creek".
The Schoharie County Sunshine Fair, formerly known as the Cobleskill Sunshine Fair, has been held annually in Cobleskill since 1876. An agricultural fair, it draws tens of thousands of people to attractions such as , demolition derbies and tractor pulls.
The Cobleskill Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²). None of the area is covered with water.
A USGS Benchmark on the side of SE corner of the William H. Golding 6-8 Middle School is marked at 1028 feet above sea level. The Valley Cobleskill resides in, is on the boundary of the geologic regions of NY known as the Catskill plateau to the south and the Escarpment region of the Mohawk Valley to the North.
Cobleskill is north of the Cobleskill Creek.
New York State Route 10 intersects New York State Route 145 at the village. Interstate 88 passes south of the village.
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