Cattown, New York

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Cattown, New York
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Cattown, New York
Coordinates: 42°43′49″N75°00′11″W / 42.73028°N 75.00306°W / 42.73028; -75.00306 Coordinates: 42°43′49″N75°00′11″W / 42.73028°N 75.00306°W / 42.73028; -75.00306 [1]
CountryUnited States
State New York
County Otsego
Town Otsego
Elevation
1,279 [2]  ft (389 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13337
Area code(s) 607

Cattown is a hamlet located at the corner of Cattown and Hoke Roads in the Town of Otsego, New York, in Otsego County, United States. It is west of Fly Creek and north of Oaksville. The hamlet was named Cattown because a girl's husband dropped a cat down a chimney of a house to break up a meeting she was attending because his dinner was late.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Cattown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Cattown". topozone.com. usgs. 1972. Retrieved 16 May 2017.