Herkimer County, New York
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 74 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Little Falls, Herkimer, Newport.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP42 of 74 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
74 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Balloon Farm | Frankfort | 1998 |
| Big Moose Community Chapel | Eagle Bay | 2012 |
| Blatchley House | Jordanville | 2008 |
| Bonfoy-Barstow House | West Winfield | 2011 |
| Bowen, Benjamin, House | Newport | 1998 |
| Brace Farm | Meetinghouse Green | 2013 |
| Breckwoldt-Ward House | Dolgeville | 2005 |
| Camp Veery | Eagle Bay | 2023 |
| Case, James H., III and Laura Rockefeller Case, House | Van Hornesville | 2019 |
| Cedar Lake Methodist Episcopal Church | Cedar Lake | 2020 |
| Church of the Good Shepherd | Cullen | 1997 |
| Cold Brook Feed Mill | Cold Brook | 1974 |
| Covewood Lodge | Big Moose | 2004 |
| Dolge, Alfred, Hose Co. No. 1 Building | Dolgeville | 1994 |
| Dolgeville Universalist Church | Dolgeville | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Little Falls | 2009 |
| First United Methodist Church | Ilion | 2003 |
| Fort Herkimer Church | East Herkimer | 1972 |
| Frankfort Hill District Number 10 School | Frankfort Hill | 2011 |
| Frankfort Town Hall | Frankfort | 1999 |
| Frisbie, Augustus, House | Salisbury Center | 1999 |
| Goodsell House | Old Forge | 2006 |
| H.M. Quackenbush Factory | Herkimer | 2022 |
| Herkimer County Courthouse | Herkimer | 1972 |
| Herkimer County Historical Society | Herkimer | 1972 |
| Herkimer County Jail | Herkimer | 1972 |
| Herkimer County Trust Company Building | Little Falls | 1970 |
| Herkimer House | Danube | 1971 |
| Hildreth Homestead | Herkimer | 2020 |
| Holy Trinity Monastery | Jordanville | 2011 |
| Indian Castle Church | Indian Castle | 1971 |
| Italian Community Bake Oven | Little Falls | 2006 |
| Jordanville Public Library | Jordanville | 1984 |
| Keith, James, House and Brown-Morey-Davis Farm | Newport | 2014 |
| Lalino Stone Arch Bridge | Middleville | 2001 |
| Library Bureau-Remington Rand-Sperry UNIVAC Manufacturing Complex | Ilion | 2021 |
| Little Falls City Hall | Little Falls | 2011 |
| Little Falls Historic District | Little Falls | 2012 |
| Masonic Temple-Newport Lodge No. 445 F. & A.M. | Newport | 2010 |
| Meetinghouse Green Road Cemetery | Meetinghouse Green | 2013 |
| Menge House Complex | Dolgeville | 1996 |
| Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District NHL | Danube | 1993 |
| Newport Stone Arch Bridge | Newport | 1992 |
| Norway Baptist Church (former) | Norway | 2007 |
| Oak Hill Cemetery | Herkimer | 2013 |
| Old City Road Stone Arch Bridge | Welch Corners | 2001 |
| Overlook | Little Falls | 2010 |
| Palatine German Frame House | Herkimer | 2004 |
| Perry, Stuart and William Swezey Houses | Newport | 2012 |
| Reformed Church, The | Herkimer | 1972 |
| Remington House | Kinne Corners | 1997 |
| Remington Stables | Ilion | 1976 |
| Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farm | Cedarville | 2015 |
| Richardson, Thomas, House | Ilion | 1984 |
| Route 29 Stone Arch Bridge | Middleville | 2001 |
| Russia Corners Historic District | Russia | 1996 |
| Salisbury Center Covered Bridge | Salisbury Center | 1972 |
| Salisbury Center Grange Hall | Salisbury Center | 1999 |
| Sanders, James, House | Little Falls | 2006 |
| Snells Bush Church and Cemetery | Manheim | 2004 |
| South Ann Street-Mill Street Historic District | Little Falls | 2008 |
| Stillwater Mountain Fire Observation Station | Webb | 2017 |
| Sunset Hill | Warren | 2007 |
| Thendara Historic District | Old Forge | 2010 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church-Fairfield | Fairfield | 1993 |
| US Post Office-Dolgeville | Dolgeville | 1988 |
| US Post Office-Frankfort | Frankfort | 1989 |
| US Post Office-Herkimer | Herkimer | 1989 |
| US Post Office-Ilion | Ilion | 1989 |
| US Post Office-Little Falls | Little Falls | 1989 |
| Van Slyke House | German Flatts | 2021 |
| West Winfield Historic District | Winfield | 2026 |
| Yale-Cady Octagon House and Yale Lock Factory Site | Newport | 2007 |
| Zoller-Frasier Round Barn | Newville | 1984 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHerkimer was formed in 1791 (1791-02-16) from Montgomery.
HERKIMER created from MONTGOMERY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHerkimer County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,503 | 31,017 | 37,477 | 40,561 | 42,669 | 51,049 | 64,962 | 59,527 | 61,407 | 66,370 | 66,714 | 64,427 | 60,139 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS121 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 121 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Abandoned Cemetery |
| Armory Hill Cemetery |
| Babcock Hill Cemetery |
| Bardin Cemetery |
| Bloomfield Cemetery |
| Brondstatter Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Budlong Cemetery |
| Budlong Cemetery |
| Burgess Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Cedar Lake Cemetery |
| Cedarville Cemetery |
| Century Cemetery |
| City Cemetery |
| Cold Brook Cemetery |
| Comstock Cemetery |
| Crain Memorial Cemetery |
| Crim Cemetery |
| Curtis Cemetery |
| Dennison Corners Cemetery |
| Dolgeville Cemetery |
| East Schuyler Miller Cemetery |
| East Winfield Cemetery |
| Eaton's Bush Cemetery |
| Edick Cemetery |
| Elm Tree Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery East |
| Fairfield Cemetery West |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Ferguson Cemetery |
| Fink - Van Valkenburgh Cemetery |
| Fort Herkimer Church Cemetery |
| Frankfort Center Cemetery |
| Frankfort Hill Cemetery |
| Fulmer Cemetery |
| Gardner Cemetery |
| Garlock Cemetery |
| Gird Cemetery |
| Graffenburg Cemetery |
| Gravesville Cemetery |
| Hardscrabble Cemetery |
| Haupt Cemetery |
| Hawn Cemetery |
| Heath Cemetery |
| Helmer Cemetery |
| Helmer Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Herkimer Homestead Cemetery |
| Hess Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Holsted Cemetery |
| Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery |
| Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery |
| Howard Cemetery |
| Hurricane Cemetery |
| Indian Castle Church Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Hill Cemetery |
| Jones Road Cemetery |
| Jordanville Cemetery |
| Litchfield Cemetery |
| Lower Cemetery |
| Marshall Cemetery |
| Martins Corners Cemetery |
| McIntosh Cemetery |
| Meeting House Green Cemetery |
| Middleville Rural Cemetery |
| Millers Mills Cemetery |
| Mohawk Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Newport Cemetery |
| North Columbia Church Cemetery |
| Norway Rural Cemetery |
| Norwich Corners Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Oak View Cemetery |
| Ohio Cemetery |
| Paine - Swift Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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