Cohocton, NY

Cohocton is a village in Steuben County, New York, in the southeast part of the Town of Cohocton, northwest of Bath. It was once called Liberty, then took the Cohocton name when the village incorporated in 1891. The name comes from an Iroquois phrase for "log in the water," a fitting detail for a place shaped by the Conhocton River. Interstate 390 passes nearby, while Routes 371 and 415 bring the village into the broader road map. The river runs south through town, and the B&H Rail Corp. maintains a spur serving an industrial district on its east side.

The Larrowe House gives Cohocton a distinct civic landmark. Built as a private home, it later served as the town and village hall before the Cohocton Historical Society acquired it in 2009; the house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. That move from residence to municipal building to historical center mirrors the village itself: a compact place where the old road network, rail spur, river, and a preserved house still show how local life was arranged. The current village site dates its incorporation to August 25, 1891, keeping that origin close to the present-day civic calendar.