Livingstonville, New York

Livingstonville, New York is a hamlet within the town of Broome, New York. It is inhabited by a small but decreasing population. [ [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1051 Livingstonville, New York NY, profile (Schoharie County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk ] ]

Early History

Located in the southern portion of Schoharie County, Livingstonville lies between Middleburgh and Durham, New York. The hamlet was settled by the British in the seventeenth century.

Located in the northern tier of the Catskill mountains, settlement was not facilitated by terrain. The Catskill Creek, which flows through Livingstonville, is too shallow to allow significant travel.

Until Today

Early in the nineteenth century, the town of Broome was incorporated into Schoharie County. Livingstonville is the largest hamlet in the town and is where the highway department is located.

For Schoharie County residents, Livingstonville was notable as the home of the "Trailer Graveyard" where hundreds of abandoned trailers were left near a pond. In the 2000's this pile was cleaned.

Today

Students from Livingstonville attend Middleburgh Central School. Livingstonville is also in Middleburgh's Zip Code of 12122. The Highway Department, located in Livingstonville, is functional despite the recent departure of Jacob Simeon.

Livingstonville tends to vote overwhelmingly Republican. Despite this, the Supervisor of Broome is Marie Campbell, a Democrat. [ [http://iarchives.nysed.gov/LGDHP/lgDetailServlet?year=2005&code=54 New York State Archives - Grants and Awards - LGRMIF ] ] Possible future Supervisors include Jade Setias, who recently worked on a Middleburgh Village Board Campaign.

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