Cortland County, named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state, is a county within New York State located in the center of northwest New York. Cortland County contains the City of Cortland, the county seat, and contains the entire Cortland MISA.
Cortland County was founded in 1808, covers 502 square miles, and had a 2000 population of 48,599. The Cortland Apple (Wikipedia) was named after the area.
The county is bisected from north to south by Interstate 81 which carries traffic from the Syracuse area to Binghamton and Pennsylvania.
External Links
- Wikipedia Article
- Cortland County Website
- Cortland County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Cortland Economic Development Corp
- Cortland Chamber of Commerce
- Cortland County on City-data.com
- Cortland County Genealogy & History
- Cortland County Genealogy
Adjacent Counties
North |
Cayuga |
Onondaga |
Madison |
West |
Tompkins |
Cortland County |
Chenango |
East |
Tioga |
Broome |
South |
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
Cities
Towns
- Town of Cincinnatus - Website, Cincinnatus,_New_York
- Town of Cortlandville - Website, Cortlandville,_New_York
- Town of Cuyler - Webpage, Cuyler,_New_York
- Town of Freetown - Webpage, Freetown,_New_York
- Town of Harford - Webpage, Harford,_New_York
- Town of Homer - Webpage, Homer_(town),_New_York
- Town of Lapeer - Webpage, Lapeer,_New_York
- Town of Marathon - Webpage, Marathon_(town),_New_York
- Town of Preble - Website, Preble,_New_York
- Town of Scott - Webpage, Scott,_New_York
- Town of Solon - Webpage, Solon,_New_York
- Town of Taylor - Webpage, Taylor,_New_York
- Town of Truxton - Webpage, Truxton,_New_York
- Town of Virgil - Webpage, Virgil,_New_York
- Town of Willet - Webpage, Willet,_New_York
Villages
- Village of Homer - Website, Homer_(village),_New_York
- Village of Marathon - Webpage, Marathon_(village),_New_York
- Village of McGraw - Webpage, i/McGraw,_New_York
Hamlets
- Hamlet of Munsons Corners - No Website, Munsons_Corners,_New_York
Other Named Areas
- Cortland West - No Website, Cortland_West,_New_York