Gilbertsville, NY

Gilbertsville is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 308 residents. The village is in Butternuts and is west of Oneonta. Eckmair, for much of the 20th century, the Village of Gilbertsville lived under threat of destruction by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ' flood control project. Gilbertsville's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider New York setting. The local scoop is how Gilbertsville's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. This dam was to flood the valley behind it, including the village of Gilbertsville, to create a three-mile long lake. Gilbertsville is located on New York State Route 51 and is also served by County Highways 4 and 8. Gilbertsville is located by the Butternut Creek.