Starkville is a hamlet located west of Fort Plain on NY 80, in the eastern part of the town of Stark in southern Herkimer County, New York, United States.[2][3][4] Established in the late 18th century, at one time the hamlet had a post office,[5] three churches (Lutheran, Methodist, and Baptist), two hotels, a store, several mills, a cheese factory, a number of shops and about 40 homes.[6] In 2014, many of these structures are gone, but several remain, including an old carriage house factory and two churches on Rt. 80, one of which is in private ownership as an art studio.
Starkville, New York | |
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| Coordinates: 42°55′09″N 74°46′30″W / 42.91917°N 74.77500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Town | Stark |
| Elevation | 679[1] ft (207 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
In 1905, Starkville had a population of about 150 people.[7]
Notable person
edit- Amelia Minerva Starkweather (1840–1926), educator and author
References
edit- ^ "Starkville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ Nelson Greene (1925). History of the Mohawk Valley, Gateway to the West, 1614-1925: Covering the six counties of Schenectady, Schoharie, Montgomery, Fulton, Herkimer, and Oneida. S. J. Clarke.
- ^ Nathaniel Soley Benton (1856). A history of Herkimer County: including the upper Mohawk Valley, from the earliest period to the present. J. Munsell. pp. 219–.
- ^ Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States. Heritage Books. 1855. pp. 343–. ISBN 978-1-55613-371-8.
- ^ John Warner Barber; Henry Howe (1842). Historical Collections of the State of New York. authors. pp. 199–.
- ^ "History of Stark, NY" Gazetteer and Business Directory of Herkimer County, N. Y. For 1869-70. Compiled and Published By Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY 1869
- ^ Hawn, Warren. Town of Stark History and Genealogy, Herkimer County, NY. address to the Herkimer County Historical Society, February 11, 1905.